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last three are mainly desirable for ornament on account of 

 the probable beauty of their brilliant crimson flowers. 



The strictly ornamental trees of the Eucalyptus genus 

 are not numerous. The first and for a long time the only 

 one brought here as ornamental was 



EUCALYPTUS CALOPHYLLA. 



Eucalyptus calophylla, or the beautiful leaved. As an 

 ornamental tree it has proved rather disappointing. The 

 leaves are dark green, somewhat glossy, with the veining 

 often a rich yellow. The bark is rough, grey and per- 

 sistent. The cream-colored flo\vers are numerous. The 

 fruit and seeds are the largest of the genus. 



This attractive description is somehow not realized in 

 the tree. 



We have found it of rather slow growth and in no 

 case here is it very tall. The large fruits persist on tte 

 tree and do not help its appearance. 



It is, however, a valuable timber tree, being used in 

 Australia for the purposes to which our hickory of the At- 

 lantic States is adapted. 



Eucalyptus calophylla does not resist much frost, but 

 does succeed remarkably well in the moist tropics, as at 

 Zanzibar. 



Yon Mueller speaks of frost burning in the calophylla in 

 the Melbourne gardens, but I have never seen one frosted 

 here. There is reported to be a pink flowered variety 

 which I have not seen. Its introduction here would 

 doubtless renew the interest in this tree. 



