122 EUCALYPTUS. 



weather this year, 1895, the bees did a humming business 

 over the sugar gum flowers all about Santa Monica. Euca- 

 lyptus siderophloia has also a flowering time in the same 

 difficult months, but it has no such profusion of blossoms 

 as the sugar gum nor is it so fast a grower. Eucalyptus 

 longifolia has a prolonged spring blooming time. This tree 

 is in full bloom now at Santa Monica, December, 1895. 

 It is reported to be a good bee feed by Prof. Cook. 



A crimson flowered variety, which seems to belong to 

 Eucalyptus occidentalis or to Eucalyptus obcordata, (our 

 variety Calif ornica, or perhaps Hooker's Eucalyptus platy- 

 pus) is practically a perennial and free bloomer. I have yet 

 to see this tree without flowers since it first bloomed. Bees 

 like it and frequent it. The typical Eucalyptus occidentalis, 

 with creamy flowers, is quite a constant bloomer but noth- 

 ing like this beautiful crimson flowered variety. 



Eucalyptus occidentalis has two seasons; one com- 

 mences in November. This is also the case with Eucalyp- 

 tus diversicolor, Eucalyptus lyehmanni and Eucalyptus 

 robusta. The latter is a very profuse bloomer, commenc- 

 ing one of its seasons in November, and I should think 

 would be a good bee feed. Eucalyptus diversicolor flowers 

 very freely in December and is popular with bees. Euca- 

 lyptus globulus commences a prolonged winter blooming in 

 November. It is much sought by bees and must be an 

 important source of honey in this county. The blue gum 

 is a large tree and is profuse in its flowers. The size of 

 the tree and the number of its flowers, together with the 

 duration and seasons of blooming and the nectar contents, 

 are all favorable to this gum. 



Eucalyptus cornuta has two seasons of blooming, one 

 in winter and one in July and August, the last ending 



