9 6 EUCALYPTUS. 



EUCALYPTUS HEMIPHLOIA, 



Eucalyptus hemiphloia is recommended by Mr. Walter 

 Gill for dry sandy situations. I have received from him 

 some seed which are being grown by the Paradise Nurs- 

 eries of Pasadena. The seed has sprouted poorly, and 

 "damped off" so that we shall raise very few. Von Mueller's 

 account of the native habitat of this tree indicates that in 

 the moister coast section it makes a tree of 150 feet with 

 pale colored timber. While it thrives in dry interior sec- 

 tions in these situations it tends to a more stunted habit. 

 The best specimen of this tree is at the Paradise Nurseries. 

 Others may be seen at the Santa Monica points, Forestr} r 

 Station and Heights. It is reported an excellent timber 

 and fuel tree. 



Prof. Maiden informs me that Eucalyptus hemiphloia 

 is taken by the Australian squatters as a reliable indica- 

 tion oi good land and good pasture in New South Wales. 

 That would not seem to agree with a tree satisfied in 

 sandy situations. 



We cannot tell much about this tree as to its utility 

 for our sandy washes in which I especially hope for good 

 results. I am each year growing more into the opinion 

 that our own balm of Gilead, sycamores and the red live 

 oak, are the best trees for these hard places. 



Our sandy torrent beds far out into the plains bej^oiid 

 any surface flow, other than that of storm waters in the 

 rainy season, are now generally populated with these three 

 trees. Q. agrifolia thus situated seems far the most vig- 

 orous, with the balm trees next. The sycamores look 

 more and more unhappy the farther out into the dry 

 plains you go. The easiest tree to start in the washes is 



