. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. EUCALYPTUS jj. Culi/x-tube and lid smooth. 19. mellioddra, Cunn. Honey-scented Gum. Spread- ins tree, 120 ft. high: bark more or less persistent be- low, roughish. brownish irrav without, yellowish within: .: l- â .>i-- 1 â â â . !-;_-ii: â M"I -Im
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. EUCALYPTUS jj. Culi/x-tube and lid smooth. 19. mellioddra, Cunn. Honey-scented Gum. Spread- ins tree, 120 ft. high: bark more or less persistent be- low, roughish. brownish irrav without, yellowish within: .: l- â .>i-- 1 â â â . !-;_-ii: â M"I -Im|.^ ^d 'I--^ ; nd much .sought by bees. ^. Fniit-f:h\s either quite exserled or the points rritrhniii the level of the rim. {Fruit must be fiilhi iiiuhirr ill iinler to render this point de- EUCALTPTUS 553 ried: opt both c. Lfs. opposite, more or less ovate. 20. melanophldia, P. v. M. Silver-leaved Ironbark. Small tree: bark persistent, deeply furrowed, blackish: Ivs. glaucous or mealy white, sessile, from cordate- ovate or orbicular to ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or acute: peduncles :h- to 8-flowered : anthers very small and globular; cells parallel and distinct: fr. truncate-globu- lar, 2 or 3 lines long. cc. Lvs. scattered, lanceolate. 21. siderophldia, Benth. Large-leaved Ironbark. Tree, 150 ft. high : bark wholly persistent, deeply and somewhat anastomosingly furrowed; furrows yellowish or dark brown: lvs. elongated: lid conical, very acute, about 3 lines long: outer filaments straight in bud; an- thers very minute, roundish ; stigma not dilated. October. F. v. M. Eucal. 4:8. âTimber very strong, hard and durable; used for railroad ties, wharf piles, spokes and tool-handles. 22. drepanophylla, P. v. M. Low, stunted tree : bark ribbed, dark gray: lvs. thin, often over 6 in. long; veins fine, numerous, parallel and very diverging: um- bels 3- to 6-flowered: lis. large; calyx-lid about as long as the tube (not exceeding 2 lines long): fr. 3 to 4 lines in diameter; valv
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