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10.— CRIMSON FLOWERING GUM (Euc. fici folia). 



A tree indigenous to Western Australia only. Found growing on a very re- 

 stricted area near the mouth of the Bow River in the extreme South- West. It is 

 a particularly handsome tree, and both in its native State and in the Eastern States 

 is very much used as an ornamental tree. It is one of the most showy of the 

 eucalypts, as the flowers are of gorgeous colour and stand out very prominently 

 above the dark green foliage. There is in King's Park, Perth, an avenue of these 

 very handsome and attractive trees. It is closely related to, but quite distinct from, 

 Euc. calophylla, and does not attain the large proportions of that tree. It is very 

 difficult to distinguish it from the latter, the only sure way being an examination 

 of the seeds. The seed of Euc. fici folia bears a wing, while marri seed has no wing. 



