joo EUCAL YPTUS. 



from the variety " fasciculosa " in having persistent tough 

 bark and leaves darker on the upper side than on the 

 lower. The flowers are also larger. In the New England 

 district of N. S. W. the tree is found in a transition state 

 between the two forms. 



These transitions and mergings of forms or species in 

 the genus Eucalyptus have a counterpart in some of our 

 Pacific Coast oaks. 



EUCALYPTUS PAUCIFLORA, 



Eucalyptus pauciflora does well with us. It is a smooth 

 bark comparatively soft v/ood tree, not generally tall, with 

 a maximum native height of about 100 feet. This tree is 

 one of the Eucalyptus having a wide climatic range. In a 

 dwarf form it is found in the Alpine districts of both Aus- 

 tralia and Tasmania. On the higher Australian mountains 

 up to 6000 feet this tree and Eucalyptus Gunnii constitute 

 scrubby forests. It has also an unusually broad tolerance 

 of varying geologic formations. 



It is from these causes a valuable tree for experiment 

 in difficult places. 



The tree in Australia rarely gives much clear timber, 

 nor does it last well underground. 



A peculiarity of the tree is its frequent variation in 

 foliage from the narrow sickle-shaped leaf to a very broad 

 large one dissimilar in appearance. The twigs and inflores- 

 ence are often covered with the bluish white powder of 



