The journal of the Horticultural Society of London . r, of whose dried plants it isNo. 110. In our Gardens it betrays a tender climate, for it isfar more impatient of cold than the other Californian species,than which it is much less attractive, for its scanty white flowersproduce a shabby appearauce, for which the leaves and scrubbyaspect of the species do not compensate. 14. EoCALYPTUS cocciFERA, J. Hookei, in Lo7idon Jouriuil ofBotany, vi. 477. This plant was exhibited in flower at the June meeting of theSociety by Messrs. Veitch, under the name of Eucalyptus mon-tana. It has lived for many
The journal of the Horticultural Society of London . r, of whose dried plants it isNo. 110. In our Gardens it betrays a tender climate, for it isfar more impatient of cold than the other Californian species,than which it is much less attractive, for its scanty white flowersproduce a shabby appearauce, for which the leaves and scrubbyaspect of the species do not compensate. 14. EoCALYPTUS cocciFERA, J. Hookei, in Lo7idon Jouriuil ofBotany, vi. 477. This plant was exhibited in flower at the June meeting of theSociety by Messrs. Veitch, under the name of Eucalyptus mon-tana. It has lived for many years in the Garden against a southwall without being injured, but the plants in the open bordersdwindled away and died. According to Messrs. Veitch it is perfectly hardy at Exeter,where it already forms a fine open spreading tree, 20 feet high,and from 15 to 18 feet through. It has grown there for elevenyears, and when in flower in June looks like an apple-tree orpear-tree loaded with blossoms. According to Dr. Hooker it is 222 NEW PLAiNTS, ETC.,. Eucalyptus coccifera. a species inhabiting the highest mountains of Van DiemensLand, wliere it becomes a busli, or small tree, about 10 feet high. THP: SOCIETYS GARDKN. 223 It is both Nos. 411 and 1076 of Mr. Guniis collections, andappears to be sometimes glaucous, sometimes green. In the Garden it has a thick bluish bloom spread over everypart. The branches are purplish brown, and slightly leaves oblong, more or less narrow, long-stalked, usuallyequal sided, and most commonly extended at the point into along and slender awn, by which it is readily recognized. The flowers are produced on short compressed peduncles inclusters of three to five; the tube of the calyx is pear-shaped,and the lid rugged and convex, but slightly concave in the fruit when ripe is nearly hemispherical, with a slightly-raised even border. As far as can be at present ascertained, this may be expectedto prove one of the hardiest of t
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