THE EUCALYPTS. 
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when the flowers do come, the tree is simply a mass 
of creamy bloom, fragrant and beautiful. At this 
time the trees are the happy hunting ground of 
myriads of bees, and other nectar-loving insects, 
which come for the large quantities of nectar which 
is given out by the blossoms. This tree is one of the 
best friends of the bee-keepers, on account of the 
abundance and quality of its honey-nectar. It is a 
moderately quick growing tree, and suitable for 
groups in parks and paddocks. 
A tree that should be more grown than it is at 
present is Eucalyptus polyanthema, frequently 
known as the red-box tree. Its habit is bushy and 
compact and it flowers profusely, but its outstanding 
feature is the glaucous-blue or greyish colour of the 
leaves, which are not long and pointed like those of 
most Eucalypts, but broadly oval or rounded in shape. 
It would thus form a prominent feature in the fore- 
ground, when the trees in the background were of a 
dark green colour. 
A very popular and well-known gum tree, and one 
which is really beautiful, is the sugar gum. Eucal- 
yptus corynocalyx. Baron von Mueller originally 
named this tree Eucalyptus cladocalyx, the specific 
name meaning a flattened calyx ; but afterwards, for 
reasons so far unexplained, he afterwards renamed it 
Eucalyptus corynocalyx, the specific name meaning 
a club-shaped calyx. 
Even in 1866, when Bentham published the third 
volume of his Flora Australiensis, he described this 
species as a “ tall elegant shrub.” It is a hardy, 
quick growing and conspicuous tree; its foliage is 
