EUCALYPTUS. 127 



Var. Very narrow thick leaf; strong small tree; bark 

 on stem sheds; leaving new bark smooth white. 



The varieties of Eucalypytus amygdalina, angustifolia 

 and linearis are named for convenience, but their botanic 

 descriptions are too meagre to be relied on. 



Eucalyptus Gunnii (9 years). Bark persistent close to 

 base, otherwise sheds in short brown pieces. New bark 

 smooth white. 



Eucalyptus Planchoniana (9 years). Bark sheds, smooth 

 bluish grey. 



Eucalyptus polyanthema. Surface even, flakey rough, 

 persistent, or perhaps shedding slowly in small pieces, and 

 without general effect. Branches smooth, spotted from 

 decortication. 



Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha (9 years). Rough, brown, 

 fibrous, persistent. 



Eucalyptus Stuartiana (9 years). Bark brown, persis- 

 tent and rough on stem; smooth or decorticated on branches, 

 blue bloom on twigs. 



Eucalyptus melliodora (9 years). Bark even surfaced, 

 somewhat rough, persistent, warm tan grey; branches shed, 

 leaving mottled appearance. 



Eucalyptus gomphocephala (9 years). Bark dark grey, 

 even surfaced, rough, persistent. 20-year specimen bark 

 very dark colored. Branchlets decorticate leaving new bark 

 smooth and white. Twigs reddish yellow. 



Eucalyptus Lehmanni (9 years). Bark shed in small 

 curly pieces; new bark, smooth brown. 



Eucalyptus rudis. Bark smooth, mottled from decorti- 

 cation; twigs red. 



Eucalyptus occidentalis. Bark on stem grey, rough, 

 flakey, mostly persistent. Branches smooth, light buff from 



