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For trial in the milder parts of southern California and the Gulf region. (Chico, 

 Calif.) 



124639. EUCALYPTUS GUNNII . Cider gum. From California. Presented by John McLaren, 

 Superintendent, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. The cider eucalypt is usually a 

 scrubby tree up to 50 feet high, and grows at altitudes of 4,000 to 5,000 feet in 

 Australia. In spring, the Tasmanians made a cider from the sweetish sap. The tree 

 is also known as sugar gum because of the sweetness of its leaves, which are browsed 

 readily by stock. The bark yields tannin, which, in a 12-weeks' process, colors 

 leather light brown and makes it fairly flexible. It has stood 22° F. without injury 

 and probably will withstand considerably lower temperatures. The species is well 

 adapted to dry situations and has grown 7 feet a year on deep, sandy soil in Florida. 

 For trial in the milder parts of California and the Southwest and in southern Florida. 

 (Chico, Calif.) 



141333. EUCALYPTUS HAEMASTOMA. White gum. From Brazil. Presented by Dr. Edmundo 

 Navarro de Andrade, Rio Clare, Sao Paulo. A medium-sized tree with smooth, or some- 

 times rough, persistent bark and lanceolate falcate leathery leaves, shiny green on 

 both sides. The inconspicuous flowers are followed by fruits one-quarter inch across. 

 The tree is said to thrive in poor sandy soil near the coast in California but not to 

 be suited to the dry interior valleys. The timber is inferior. For trial in southern 

 California and southern Florida. Chico, Calif.) 



141834. EUCALYPTUS KIRTONIANA. Couranga. From Brazil. Presented by Dr. Edmundo 

 Navarro de Andrade, Rio Clare, Sao Paulo. A tall tree of hybrid origin, with smooth, 

 silver-gray, shining bark, found along streams in New South Wales, Australia. For 

 trial in southern California and southern Florida. (Chico, Calif.) 



141835. EUCALYPTUS KIRTONIANA. Couranga. From Brazil. Presented by Dr. Edmundo 

 Navarro de Andrade. Rio Claro, Sao Paulo. Same description as for preceding (P. I. 

 No. 141834). 



141836. EUCALYPTUS LINEARIS. White peppermint. From Brazil. Presented by Dr. 

 Edmundo Navarro de Andrade, Rio Claro, Sao Paulo. A graceful shade tree 20 to 50 

 feet high, with deciduous bark which leaves the tree smooth and white throughout. 

 Native to Tasmania. The juvenile leaves, opposite for 5 or 6 pairs, are linear to 

 linear-lanceolate and 1 3/4 to 2y inches long, while the mature leaves are of similar 

 shape and 2 to 5 inches long. The axillary umbels are 5 to 12-f lowered and the fruits 

 ovoid to pyriform, about -^ inch long. The tree is reported to grow in poor light 

 soils in Tasmania. For trial in the milder parts of southern California and southern 

 Florida. (Chico, Calif.) 



141837. EUCALYPTUS LONGIFOLIA . Woolly-butt. From Brazil. Presented by Dr. Edmundo 

 Navarro de Andrade, Rio Claro, Sao Paulo. A usually shapely tree that commonly at- 

 tains only a moderate size but sometimes reaches a height of 200 feet in Australia. 

 The trunk is straight, and its grayish tan-colored bark is rough and persistent but 

 the bark of the branches flakes off, leaving them smooth. The long sickle-shaped 

 leaves are equally green on both sides. The abundant bloom, which continues for 

 several months, is a valuable source of nectar for bees. The bell-shaped seed cases, 

 about one-half inch long, are usually in threes. The tree thrives near the coast in 



