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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED. 



38709 to 38731 — Continued. 



38719. Eucalyptus macboehyncha F. Muell. 



Victoria stringy bark. 



This tree is said to attain a fair height in Australia, but the 

 specimens growing in the Southwest do not yet give promise of at- 

 taining great size, due probably to being planted at too low an eleva- 

 tion. The tree has not proved to be a very symmetrical one. The 

 bark of the trunk and branches is thick, fibrous, and persistent, 

 usually a dark-gray color. This species thrives at the coast, and is 

 8aid to grow in Australia on comparatively sterile mountain ranges. 

 It is, in Australia, essentially a mountain species, seldom growing 

 on the plains. It will not endure dry, hot climates. The bark of the 

 tree being rough and fibrous, it is used extensively in Australia for 

 roofing sheds, stables, and other outbuildings. The fibers are also 

 sometimes used for strings. The tree furnishes a wood that is hard 

 and durable and easily split. It is useful for lumber, for fencing, 

 and for shingles and fuel. The tree is a promising one as a forest 

 cover for mountain ranges of the Southwest. (McClatchie, p. 67.) 



38720. Eucalyptus obliqua L'Herit. Stringy bark. 

 This is a tall, straight-stemmed tree, sometimes attaining a 



height of 300 feet in Australia, with a stem diameter of 10 feet. 

 The bark is fibrous and persistent on both the trunk and the 

 branches, being of a somewhat grayish color. The leaves of the 

 young trees are commonly broad, but they become narrower as the 

 tree increases in age. This species grows fairly well at or near the 

 coast, doing best, however, some distance inland, but it does not 

 thrive in the dry, hot valleys of the interior. It will thrive in light, 

 barren soils, but does not endure severe drought. The timber of this 

 species is straight and easily split. In Australia this tree furnishes 

 much of the hardwood lumber used for rough building purposes. It 

 is also used extensively for fence rails, palings, and shingles. The 

 bark has been used for paper making. (McCIatchie, p. 70.) 



38721. Eucalyptus piperita Smith. Peppermint stringy bark. 

 The trees of this species attain a considerable height and are 



commonly erect and shapely. The grayish bark of the trunk is 

 fibrous and persistent. The leaves of the adult tree vary in shape 

 from a broad lance shape and very unequally sided to a narrow 

 lance shape and quite straight leaf. The flowers are about medium 

 size, in compact clusters of 6 to 12. The tree makes a fairly rapid 

 growth near the coast and in cool inland situations, but does not 

 endure dry, hot climates, and will not tolerate heavy frosts. The 

 timber is readily split and is used for fencing and general building 

 purposes. It is one of the species eligible for planting as a forest 

 cover on mountain sides w^here it is not too dry nor subject to too 

 heavy frosts. (McCIatchie, p. 72, 73.) 



38722. Eucalyptus polyanthemos Schauer. Red box. 

 This is commonly a medium-sized tree, although it is said occa- 

 sionally to reach a height of 250 feet in Australia. It is not a rapid 

 grower, and few of the American specimens have attained a diameter 

 of over 1 foot. It commonly sends up a single trunk, but quite fre- 

 quently several stems arise from the same base. The tree is of a 

 spreading habit, and with its characteristic foliage and profuse 



