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GROUP III. E. LEUCOXYLON. E. LONGIFOLIA. 
CULTIVATION IN NEW ZEALAND. 
If successfully acclimatized in New Zealand, the species will be a large 
contributor to our future wire-pole supply. Seed should be obtained from certified 
and approved trees in the Rylstone district, New South Wales, and experimental 
plantings made without delay, preferably on basaltic or basic inland areas of the 
North Island. 
32. E. LEUCOXYLON E. von Mueller. 
NATURAL HABITAT, DESCRIPTION, AND USES. 
This species is plentiful in the natural forests of South Australia and Victoria. 
The trees are small to medium in size. The dead bark is non-fibrous and falls 
away from stem as well as branches, leaving a dull white surface. Leaves in the 
juvenile stage sessile, broad, oval; those of the adult tree up to Gin. long by lin. 
wide, of about the same green on the two surfaces. The umbel is usually 
3-flowered; stalk and stalklets both %in. to over !4in. long; lid of bud conical with 
curved apex; anthers with terminal openings. Ripe seed-cup 9sin. to Vzin. or more 
in depth and nearly the same in width, goblet-shaped, often 5-celled; valves wholly 
below rim. Mature wood pale with tinge of pink, strong, and reported to be 
very lasting in any situation. See Hcivdwoods of jlust? cdicij page 233. 
CULTIVATION IN NEW ZEALAND. 
The species is much cultivated for the beauty of its flowers, which on some 
trees are pink to bright crimson and on others a rich cream-colour. Nurserymen 
are selecting to increase the percentage of crimson-flowered trees. Many beautiful 
specimens of E. leucoxylon may be seen in Hawke s Ray and a few on the 
Auckland Isthmus. 
Through close similarity of flowers and seed-cups, the species was at one time 
confused with the ironbark E. sideroocylon; but the distinction is now well 
understood. Both species have large goblet-shaped seed-cups; both may be 
crimson-flowered; but E. leucoxylon differs from its congener m having broad 
sessile juvenile leaves and in shedding its dead bark. For planting m gardens and 
parks seed should be obtained from best crimson-flowered specimens at Havelock 
North, Hawke’s Bay. 
33. E. LONGIFOLIA Link and Otto. 
NATURAL HABITAT, DESCRIPTION, AND USES. 
This species has its natural home in eastern Victoria and in coastal New South 
Wales south of the Hawkesbury River, at low altitudes not very remote from 
the sea. Tree erect and often over 100ft. in height. Dead bark persistent on 
stem and large branches, at first of the finely divided “box or ‘ woolly type, 
but becoming coarse and rough as the tree gams age. Leaves in juvenile stage 
already stalked, often very broad; on vigorous saplings narrower and up to 8in. 
or 9in. long; on old trees 5in. to 6in. long by lin. or less wide; edgewise or vertically 
suspended and of same green on the two surfaces. Specific name not very 
