. Annual illustrated and descriptive catalogue of new, rare and beautiful plants and seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture), Florida, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Tropical plants, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Seedlings, Catalogs. Select Flowering and Foliage Plants. 59 EUCALYPTUS. Nearly every species of Eucalyptus prrows well in Florida, and among them are some of the choicest shade, ornamental and timber trees. Our list is reduced to a few of the most desirable species; all natives of Aus- tralia. Several species are highly recommended for pot culture; under this treatment t
. Annual illustrated and descriptive catalogue of new, rare and beautiful plants and seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture), Florida, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Tropical plants, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Seedlings, Catalogs. Select Flowering and Foliage Plants. 59 EUCALYPTUS. Nearly every species of Eucalyptus prrows well in Florida, and among them are some of the choicest shade, ornamental and timber trees. Our list is reduced to a few of the most desirable species; all natives of Aus- tralia. Several species are highly recommended for pot culture; under this treatment they form handsome shrubs, and bloom profusely. E. amygdalina. The Giant Gum-tree of Southeast Aus- tralia, where it is said to have attained a height of 471 feet. E. calophylla. (Red Gum-tree.) A quick-growing and very ornamental tree, tender. E. citriodora. Also quite tender; leaves yield a quantity of volatile oil of lemon-like fragrance. E. panicnlata. A moderate-sized tree from South Queensland. E. corymbifera. The Blood-wood tree of New South Wales. E. obliqua. Stringy bark. Queensland. 'E. pilularis. The Black-Butt tree of South Queensland. Grows to an immense size, and is very valuable for its timber. E. resinifera. The Red Mahogany tree of New South Wales. A beautiful species, and vei'y valuable, both for its timber and as a shade tree. E. robuBta. Another very handsome species, with broad, heavy foliage; grows best on moist or swampy land. E. rostata. The Red-Gum tree of South Australia. Prices of any of above species of Eucalyptus, strong plants, 20 cents each, $2 per Faifiigiurn gra> EUPHORBIA. E. Havanensis. A cactus-like plant, with three-sided stems, mottled and marbled with white on a dark-green ground. A very handsome decorative plant, and val- uable in collections of cacti, although not a true cactus. 30 cents each, large specimens, §1. E. H. monstrosa. A "sport" from the preceding, the stems of which are wrinkled and compressed in fl
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