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EUCALYPTS IX FLORIDA. 



In Florida it was found growing chiefly in dry situations, which 

 are not the most favorable places for its development. Felix Sahut x 

 classes the manna gum with species which prefer moist and even 

 swampy situations. For the same reason Xaudin recommends the 

 species for planting on the seacoast and for the landes of Brittany 

 and Bordeaux. 



Manna gum varies in growth according to the character of the 

 soil. Thus in Brazil, in the plantations of the Paulista Eailroad 

 Co., trees 4 years old varied in height from 13 to 69 feet, though 

 the majority of the trees approached the latter height. 



In Florida the species may be recommended as a suitable tree for 

 protection of citrus orchards and for decorative purposes. 



Table IS. — Eucalyptus viminalis in Florida. 





Age. 



Height. 



Diameter 



Average annual 

 growth. 



Killed 



back bv 



frost/ 



Temper- 

 ature. 





Location. 



breast- 

 high. 



Diameter 

 Height. breast- 

 ' high. 



Soil. 





Years. \ Feet. 

 12 40 

 15 38 

 15 57 



Inches. 

 21.0 

 20.0 

 26.8 

 30.0 

 23.0 

 18.2 

 9.5 



Feet. 

 3.3 

 2.5 

 3.8 



Inches. 

 1.8 

 1.3 



1.8 



No 



Sandy, 15 feet deep. 



Do. 





Do. 1 











20 

 25 

 26 



75 

 69 



59 



3.8 1.5 

 2.8 .9 



Yes... . 









No... 







Do 



2.1 









Miami l 



40 















1 Seedling. 

 SPECIES SUITABLE FOR VARIOUS SITES. 



Within their climatic range, the species now growing in Florida 

 may be further divided as to their soil and moisture requirements, 

 as follows : 



Where the water is fresh: 

 On moist or wet lands — 



E. cornnta. 



E. robusta. 



E. ro st rata. 



E. rudis. 



E. saligna. 



E. viminalis. 

 On fresh soils — 



E. citriodora. 



E. globulus. 



E. marginata. 



E. polyanthema. 



E. resinifera. 



E. siderophloia. 



E. tereticornis. 



Where the water is fresh — Continued. 

 On dry soils — 



E. crebra. 



E. gunnii. 

 On limestone soils — 



E. cornuta. 



E. resinifera. 

 Where the water is slightly brackish: 

 On moist or wet lands — ■ 



E. robusta. 



E. rostrata. 



E. viminalis. 



" Les Eucalyptus.' 



