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Fig. 84. Blue Gum. 



in early spring every year. 

 The sickle-shaped foliage 

 is quite distinctive. 

 About 30 lbs. of honey 

 per hive is the record up 

 to date. It would be 

 rather difficult to state 

 exactly the number of 

 Blue gum seeds to an 

 ounce. About 10,000 

 approximately. 



Bloodwood, {E. corymbosa), found in New South 

 Wales, Victoria and Queensland. At times a good yielder 

 of pollen and light amber-coloured honey. This latter is 

 rather sharp in flavour and not equal to honey gathered 

 from Red gum. 



Blackbutt, {E. pilularis). Yields a little dark amber 

 honey and a fair quantity of pollen in New South Wales, 

 Victoria and Queensland. Not remarkable for a large 

 show of flowers in early summer. 



Cabbage Gum, {E. coriacea). Blooms in December, 

 and yields rather dark honey. Abundant near the source 

 of the Snowy River. Pollen fairly plentiful, and is a 

 useful tree about Monaro, New South Wales. 



Cider Gum, {E. 

 Git 71 nil) . Commonly 

 known as Swamp gum 

 and sometimes as 

 "White." It frequents 

 the low-lying damp soils 

 and blooms late in 

 autumn. The honey and 

 pollen are about the 

 same in colour as those 

 gathered from Spotted gum. 



"Ooolibah," {E. microtheca). A native of Queens- 

 land and the Northern Territory, sometimes called Gum- 

 topped box, and comes into bloom about April or May. 

 Yields considerable amber-coloured honey, fairly dense. 



Fig. 85, Cider Gum. 



