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uncinata are the other species usually classed as consti- 

 tuting this scrub. 



They all stand drought, heat and severe conditions. 

 The uncinata has long narrow leaves and small semi-ovate 

 fruits. The gracilis leaves are similar and less narrow, 

 with fruit small and even shaped. The incrassata has 

 leaves shiny on both sides, somewhat the shape of 

 those of Eucalyptus gunnii and inclined to be wavy or 

 curly in outline. The fruit of this is larger and usually 

 much ridged, the oblong oval of the fruit only cut off at 

 the end. The forms of these plants vary a good deal at 

 times. 



I do not think that any of these mallee bushes are 

 growing in California. In the early days of the forestry 

 work, before there was any money or any station, I dis- 

 tributed some seed of these, but never received any report 

 on them. The parties to whom they were sent are "non 

 est inventus." That system of experimenting with new 

 trees was too scattering to be of service. In our mobile 

 population it was especially inappropriate. Out of the 

 whole of the seed distribution but three records of value 

 were ever reported. 



EUCALYPTU6 MELLIODORA, 



Eucalyptus melliodora does well here. Its timber is 

 hard, durable, tough, but difficult to work. The name 

 means honey scented. It is also called yellow box, and 

 by the Gippsland natives "Dargan." Von Mueller says 

 that while the seedling of this species has scattered oval or 

 oblong leaves, and differs very much from that of Euca- 

 lyptus leucoxylon with its opposite sessile longer and 



