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EUCALYPTUS PILULARI6, 



The Blackbutt is an elegant and rather aristocratic look- 

 ing tree. The seedling of Eucalyptus pilularis, though 

 somewhat stiff, is very attractive. It often has a purplish 

 tinge in the foliage. The mature tree is of slim and erect 

 growth and is reported to attain a height of 300 feet in 

 Australia. With us the tree is thrifty, but not a very fast 

 grower. Its form suggests one of the uses reported for it 

 in Australia that of telegraph poles. 



Eucalyptus pilularis makes a better steeple effect than 

 Eucalyptus citriodora when planted in a copse. There are 

 a number of these trees on Nevada avenue, Santa Monica. 

 The new growth of pilularis is a warm yellow with the 

 youngest leaves red, and produces a pleasing Spanish col- 

 oring. The tree can be picked out from others a long 

 way off on account of this characteristic. It is generally 

 useful as a timber tree. 



EUCALYPTUS BOTRYOIDES, 



This is an exceedingly handsome and vigorous growing 

 tree about Los Angeles. It was introduced here by the 

 late Mr. Grelek many years ago, but seems to have been 

 lost sight of and forgotten. Eucalyptus botryoides has 

 dark green leaves, paler beneath and generally horizontal. 

 The tree stands city conditions remarkably well. This 

 point, together with its usually symmetrical and rounded 



