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lyptus Maideni, called also a blue gum in New South 

 Wales, and the Heights' trees may belong to that species. 

 All of these trees are vigorous and thrifty and seem to 

 be perfectly at home in our coast climate. They are, how- 

 ever, no more attractive in appearance than the blue gum, 

 and Eucalyptus goniocalyx is not likely to have much of 

 a vogue with us. 



EUCALYPTUS PUNCTATA. 



This tree is of a more spreading habit than is usual, es- 

 pecially as seen next to Eucalyptus globulus' and Eucalyp- 

 tus viminaliSj in the Santa Monica Park, Nevada Avenue. 

 The wood is tough and very durable, and of a pale 

 reddish brown color. Its name of Leather Jacket comes 

 from its tough rather dark colored bark, and its other ver- 

 nacular name ''Hickory" from the toughness of the timler. 

 A good many of these trees are scattered about Southern 

 California. In a lot of 280 boxes of seedling Eucalyptus, 

 raised by me and presented to the State Board of .Forestry, 

 there were, as nearly as I can recollect, about 50 boxes of 

 Eucalyptus punctata. This number will represent what are 

 growing in this part of the State. 



The bark is darker than that of Eucalyptus rostrata and 

 is apparently not so persistent. The leaf is very much like 

 that of Eucalyptus resinifera, being dark green and glossy 

 above and paler beneath. This tree is reported to prefer 

 dry and rocky situations. Its foliage is one of those pro- 

 ducing the melitose- manna most common in Eucalyptus 

 viminalis. Our Eucalyptus punctata and Eucalyptus resini- 



