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SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPOETED. 



36618 to 36621— Continued. 



36620. Eucalyptus Guxxn Hook. f. 



From Australia. Received August, 1910. "The tree is usually not a tall 

 one, but in some situations in Australia it is said to rise to a height of 250 feet. 

 No trees growing in the Southwest, however, give promise of attaining a great 

 height, though some of them are already 60 feet high. The trees are sometimes 

 crooked and irregular in growth. In alpine regions they are said to be mere 

 shrubs. The bark of the trunk is usually rough and brownish, and is con- 

 tinually flaking off, lea^•ing the outer part smooth. The branches are usually 

 smoother. The foliage is denser and darker than that of many eucah-pts, 

 frequently being confined to the ends of the branches, however. The leaves 

 of the young trees are roundish, and opposite on the stem, and those of the adult 

 tree are scattered and lance shaped. They are usually shiny and more or less 

 stiff. The flowers are of medium size and the seed cases usually nearly top 

 shaped. This species grows weU near the coast and for some distance inland. 

 It is a ver\' hardy species, and, since in Australia it grows to an elevation of 4,000 

 to 5,000 feet, it ought to succeed in ele^-ated regions of the Southwest. It 

 endures fairly well the summer heat of the interior valleys, and duiing winter 

 grows thriftily, even though the temperature fall to 20° F. each night. The tree 

 does not furnish an especially useful timber. "^Tien it grows straight it is used 

 by artisans for many purposes, and it also makes a fair fuel. It is a xery prom- 

 ising species as a forest cover for mountain situations not subject to high summer 

 temperatures. The sap of the alpine form of the tree is said to be used by the 

 aborigines of Australia for making a kind of cider." (McClatchie. Bureau of 

 Forestry Bulletin Ko. 35. p. 64-) 



36621. Eucalyptus stuaetiana Mueller. 



From Australia. ' ' The trees of this species never attain a ver>' great size, but 

 they make a comparatively rapid growth during the first 10 years, in seme cases 

 reaching a trunk diameter of 1 foot and a height of 30 to 40 feet during that 

 period. The tree usually grows quite erect, with a somewhat stock%^ appear- 

 ance. The bark of the trunk and main branches is rough and more or less 

 fibrous. It is of a grayish-brown color outside and is salmon colored next the 

 wood. The leaves of the young seedlings and of young suckers are opposite 

 on the stem, and roundish or lance shaped, usually having a distinct bloom 

 on the surface. The later leaves are scattered, lance shaped, or sickle shaped, 

 shiny, and equally dark green on the two surfaces. When crushed they give 

 forth a pleasant odor, somewhat resembling that of apples. The flowers are of 

 mediimi size, usually in compact clusters of three to eight. The deciduous 

 covering of the flower buds is cone shaped. The seed cases are rather small, 

 and are commonly nearly top shaped. The species thrives at and near the 

 coast, but does not do well in the dry, hot valleys of the interior. It endures 

 minimum temperatures of 10° to 18° F., and it therefore maybe planted in 

 higher latitudes and at greater elevations than most species. Upon account 

 of its resistance to frost, this eucah-pt is useful for a forest cover, for wind- 

 breaks, and for shade in ra^-ines and on fairly moist hillsides and mountains 

 where, on account of too hea^'\^ winter frosts, other species would not thrive. 

 The tree furnishes a timber that is hard, but. not being straight grained, is 

 somewhat difficult to split. It is useful for fence posts and for fuel. According 

 to Baron von Mueller, it is employed to some extent for furniture manufacture 

 in Australia." (McClatchie, Bureau Forestry Bulletin Xo. 35. p. 81.) 



