No. 501, 
EUCALYPTUS PERSICIFOLIA. 
Class. Order, 
ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This plant is a native of New Holland, 
and was introduced several years since : it 
is a large evergreen branching shrub or 
small tree. The flowers are produced in 
axillary heads of mag six to twelve 
blossoms each, usually situated at some 
distance below the ends of the shoots: 
they are very long before they expand; 
which is generally the case in this genus, 
and have no scent. Our drawing was made 
in July last, from flowers which had been 
full twelve months coming to perfection. 
It thrives best planted in the ground 
in a conservatory, for which it is well 
adapted, requiring no more than the usual 
protection from frost. It propagates with 
difficulty by cuttings; and seeds having 
not yet been produced in this country, it is 
likely to remain scarce. The soil in which 
it flourishes is peat and loam. 
VOL. Vi. B 
