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75576 to 75655— Continued. 



75627. Eucalyptus eximia Schauer. 



Mountain bloodwood. 



A large tree, native to New South Wales , 

 with scaly bark, falcate-lanceolate leaves, 

 and urn-shaped fruits. The wood is soft and 

 used only for fuel. It is a stately tree and 

 very beautiful when in full bloom . 



75628. Eucalyptus haemastoma J. E. 

 Smith. 



A large tree with a smooth mottled trunk, 

 coriaceous, lanceolate-falcate leaves, small 

 flowers in axillary clusters of small terminal 

 panicles, and small globular or pear-shaped 

 fruits less than half an inch in diameter. 



75629. Eucalyptus incrassata dumosa 

 Maiden. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 75562. 



75630. Eucalyptus laevopinea R. T. Baker. 



A tall tree, native to New South Wales, 

 with ovate leaves 3 inches long and axillary 

 umbels of five to six flowers followed by 

 hemispherical fruits. The timber is hard, 

 close-grained, durable under ground and 

 suitable for posts, rails, or general building 

 purposes. 



75631. Eucalyptus leucoxylon macro 

 carpa J. E. Brown. 



A tall tree, native to South Australia, 

 with rough bark on the trunk but soft and 

 white on the branches. The thick cori- 

 aceous leaves are lanceolate-falcate, and 3 to 

 6 inches long. The white or pink flowers are 

 in long-stalked clusters of two to five, and 

 the obovoid fruits are truncate. 



75632. Eucalyptus luehmaxmana F. 

 Muell. 



An Australian tree up to 20 feet high, with 

 falcate-lanceolate, coriaceous leaves 3 to 6 

 inches long and i to 2 inches wide. 



75633. Eucalyptus macrorhyncha F. 

 Muell. 



A tall Australian tree with fibrous bark 

 and narrow falcate leaves 3 to 5 inches long, 

 the lower ones broader and more coriaceous. 

 The axillary peduncles bear six to eight 

 flowers, and the flattened globose fruits have a 

 broad prominent rim. 



75634. Eucalypti's maculosa E. T. Baker. 



An Australian tree, 40 to 60 feet high, with 

 smooth bark, falcate narrowly lanceolate 

 leaves 2 to 3 inches long, flowers in axillary 

 clusters of 4 to 16, and turbinate fruits. 



75635. Eucalyptus maideni F. Muell. 



A tall tree up to 200 feet high, native to 

 New South Wales, with bluish gray bark and 

 broadly lanceolate leaves chalk white under- 

 neath. The timber is used for posts and 

 fencing and for rough lumber. 



75636. Eucalyptus margin at a J. E. Smith. 



An Australian shrub or small tree often 

 clear of branches for two-thirds of its height. 

 The hard, durable wood is used for timber, 

 piles, and railway ties. The tree will grow 

 in a great variety of soils, but prefers moist, 

 well-drained situations., 



For previous introduction see No. 48991. 



75637. Eucalyptus megacarpa F. Muell. 



A Western Australian tree up to 100 feet 

 high, with grayish white bark, thick lanceo- 

 late smooth leaves up to 6 inches in length, 

 and thick hard depressed-globular fruits 

 about an inch in diameter. 



For previous introduction see No. 48992. 



75576 to 75655— Continued. 



75638. Eucalyptus microtheca F. Muell. 



A tree up to 80 feet high, found in the most 

 arid extratropical as well as tropical inland 

 ' regions of Australia. It grows best in ferrugi- 

 nous-gravelly soil, perfectly drained, and with- 

 stands unscorched a frequent heat of 156° F. 

 in central Australia, yet it was not affected by 

 exceptionally severe frosts, 18°, in the south 

 of France when many other species of Euca- 

 lyptus suffered. It is said to be one of the 

 best trees for desert tracts. The wood is 

 brown, sometimes very dark, hard, heavy, 

 and elastic, and is used for piles, bridges, and 

 railway sleepers. Because of its attractive 

 markings it is also used for cabinetwork. 



75639. Eucalyptus morrisii R. T. Baker. 



A shrub up to 15 feet high, native to New 

 South Wales. The lanceolate leaves are 6 

 inches long and an inch wide; the flowers are 

 in axillary clusters of three to seven; and the 

 fruits are hemispherical with a pyramidal 

 top. 



75640. Eucalyptus obliqua L'Her. 



Messmate gum. 



An immense tree up to 200 feet high, 

 native to Australia, which grows on poor 

 stony ranges or on barren sandy soils if not 

 subjected to prolonged drought. The wood 

 is useful for railway sleepers, and, being 

 practically noninflammable, it is especially 

 suitable for underground railways. It is also 

 used in harbor construction. 



For previous introduction see No. 54506. 



75641. Eucalyptus occidentalis Endl. 



A spreading shrub or small tree, native to 

 Western Australia, with lanceolate leaves up 

 to 5 inches long, yellowish or orange flowers, 

 and bell-shaped fruits with a spreading rim. 

 The timber is hard, strong, durable, and is 

 much used for posts, fence rails, etc. 



For previous introduction see No. 48993. 



75642. Eucalyptus paniculata J. E. Smith. 



A tall or medium-sized Australian tree 

 with deeply furrowed gray-brown bark. The 

 lanceolate-acuminate leaves are 3 to 5 

 inches long, and the flowers are borne in 

 panicles or in axillary clusters. The wood 

 is pale and very hard; it is valuable for ties, 

 fencing, and building purposes. 



75643. Eucalyptus parvlfolia Cambage. 



A small tree up to 30 feet high, native to 

 New South Wales, with leaves 3 inches long, 

 and flowers in umbels of five to six, followed 

 by truncate globular fruits. The wood is 

 pale pink, but it is soft and brittle. 



75644. Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieber. 



White gum. 



An Australian tree 100 feet in height and 

 about 4 feet in diameter. It grows well in 

 swampy lowlands, and the timber is used 

 for general building purposes. 



For previous introduction see No. 61833. 



75645. Eucalyptus platyphylla F. Muell. 



A handsome Australian tree with smooth 

 white bark and light-green ovate leaves 

 sometimes 10 inches long and broad but 

 usually smaller. The flowers are in small 

 axillary clusters, and the small obconical 

 fruits have a thick prominent rim. 



75646. Eucalyptus populifolia Desf. 



Poplar box. 



A compact straight-growing Australian 

 tree up to 50 feet high, with lustrous intensely 

 green ovate leaves 4 inches long and panicles 

 of small white flowers followed by very small 

 fruits. * 



