328 LI. MYBTACEjE [Eucalyptus 



tube. Capsule angular, f-1 in. diam., the sterile seeds much narrower than the 

 fertile seeds. 



Victoria, Tasmania. Planted extensively in the countries round the Mediterranean 

 and on the Nilgiris. Annual timber production per acre to the age of 20 years on the 

 Nilgiris 470 cub. ft. solid wood per acre per annum, while Spruce in Europe up to that 

 age under the most favourable circumstances only produces 70 cub. ft. per acre annually. 

 Also grown at Abbottabad and in Kulu. 



9. E. calophylla, E. Br. South West Australia, often associated with Jarrah. Cult. 

 Nilgiris, Lahore. L. rigid, equilateral, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, blade 4-6, petiole 

 1-1J long, sec. n. oo, closely parallel. Umbels 4-6-fld., in ample terminal corymbs, rachis 

 and peduncles angular. Free portion cf calyx longer and wider than the solid portion, 

 mouth nearly J in. across, stamens pale-yellow, rarely pink. Fr. urn-shaped, 2 by 1 in., 

 capsule deeply sunk. Seeds large. 10. E. corymbosa, Sm. Bloodwood. Queensland. 

 New South Wales. Cult. Nilgh-is. Leaves and inflorescence similar, fl. smaller, capsule 

 f by J in. 



11. E. longifolia, Link and Otto. Woolly Butt. New South Wales. Cult. Nilgiris. 

 L. falcate, lanceolate, sec. n. slender but distinct. Umbels axillary 2-4-fld., peduncles 

 often curved. Calyx ^ in. at mouth. Operculum conical as long as or longer than 

 calyx-tube. Fr. campanulate, narowed into stalk, § in. wide at mouth. 12. E. robusta, Sm. 

 Swamp Mahogany, New South Wales. Cult. Nilgiris. L. oblong-lanceolate, slightly 

 unequal-sided, blade 5-7, petiole 1 in. long, sec. n. numerous, slender but distinct. 

 Umbels axillary 4-12-fld., peduncles stout, angular and compressed, calyx at mouth 

 J in. wide, operculum as long as calyx, at base conical and wider than calyx-tube, 

 suddenly narrowed towards the tip. Fr. ovoid-oblong J in. long. 



p. El. small, \ in. or less at mouth of calyx. 



13. E. resinifera, Sm. Queensland and New South Wales, but not far inland. Bark 

 rough, branchlets angular, sec. n. slender but distinct. Umbels 6-12-fld., calyx-mouth 

 J in. across, operculum conical, equal to or longer than calyx, upper portion of ovary 

 free, conical. A form cultivated at Lucknow with the sec. n. more prominent and 

 the intramarginal veins at a distance from the edge has been called E. Kirtoniana. 

 14. E. saligna, Sm. New South Wales, cult. Kulu, differs from 13 chiefly by the smooth 

 bark of the stem. 15. E. botryoides, Sm. Bastard Mahogany, New South Wales, Victoria. 

 Cult. Nilgiris. A tall tree with a dense shady crown, branchlets angular, 1. horizontal, 

 dark green and shining on the upper, pale on the lower surface, broad-lanceolate, more 

 or less falcate, sec. n. slender, distinct, numerous. Fl. sessile, 4-10 in one umbel, 

 peduncle short, thick, angular. Operculum hemispherical, shorter than calyx. Fr. 

 campanulate-oblong §— | in. long. 



16. E. Stuartiana, F. Muell. Bid-But or Apple-scented Eucalypt. New South Wales, 

 Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania. Cult. Abbottabad. L. lanceolate, more or less 

 falcate. Umbels 3-8-fld., axillary or on the old wood below the leaves. Calyx J— J in. 

 at mouth. Operculum hemispherical, slightly pointed. Capsule turbinate, £ in. long, 

 valves broad-triangular, usually three. 17. E. pulverulenta, Sims. New South Wales. 

 Cult. Nilgiris. A middle-sized tree, branchlets, leaves and calyx glaucous or nearly 

 white. Leaves all sessile and opposite, orbicular or broadly ovate from a cordate base. 

 Umbels axillary, 3-fld., peduncles very short, fl. sessile, calyx-mouth J in. across. Capsule 

 nearly hemispherical, J in. diam. 



Leptospermum flavescens, Sm. Var. javanica [L. javanicum, Blume ; Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 

 464). Tenasserim, 5,000 ft., a small shrub, branchlets quadrangular, 1. alteimate, 

 coriaceous, oblanceolate, obtuse, nearly sessile, 1 in. long. Fl. pentamerous, axillary, 

 nearly sessile, solitary or clustered, \ in. across, stamens numerous, free, shorter than 

 petals, ovary semi-inferior, enclosed in the calyx-tube, 5-celled. Capsule loculicidally 5- 

 valved, seeds numerous. 



3. TRISTANIA, R. Br. ; El. Brit. Ind. ii. 465. 



Evergreen trees or shrubs, 1. coriaceous, glabrous, generally alternate. "Fl. 

 pentamerous, small, yellow or white, in pedunculate axillary cymes. Calyx- 

 tube campanulate, lobes persistent, petals imbricate. Stamens numerous, 

 united in 5 bundles, which stand opposite to the petals. Ovary hairy, enclosed 

 within the calyx-tube but only adnate to its base, 3-celled, ovules numerous. 

 Capsule loculicidally 3-valved, seeds few, emb^o straight, cotyledons broad, 

 longer than radicle. Species 22, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago, New 

 Caledonia and Australia. 



