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22. — REDWOOD (Eucalyptus transcontinentalis) . 



A tree not unlike the Salmon Gum, except that it is more slender, has a 

 silver-grey bark, yellow flowers, and the young' branches and leaves are powdery 

 and a bluish-green colour. The timber is reddish-brown in colour. The fruits 

 are egg-cup-shaped, % of an inch long, narrowed towards the top, with long fine 

 points protruding from the orifice, and are covered with a grey powder. It is 

 3k common tree south of Coolgardie. 



Goldfields Redwood. 



