. 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. EUCALYPTUS EUCALYPTUS 553 jj. Cahjx-tube and lid smooth. 19. mellioddra, Cunn. Honey-scented Gum. Spread- ing tree, 120 ft. high: bark more or less persistent be- low, roughish, bro\Ynish gray without, yellowish within: ils. small: lid conic-hemispherical: outer stamens ster- ile ; anthers minute, truncated, op
. 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. EUCALYPTUS EUCALYPTUS 553 jj. Cahjx-tube and lid smooth. 19. mellioddra, Cunn. Honey-scented Gum. Spread- ing tree, 120 ft. high: bark more or less persistent be- low, roughish, bro\Ynish gray without, yellowish within: ils. small: lid conic-hemispherical: outer stamens ster- ile ; anthers minute, truncated, opening by terminal pores : fr. truncate-globular, not exceeding X in. in diam., mostly 4-celled. — Eucal. 2:5. — Timber used by wheelwrights and ship-builders ; makes excellent fuel : Hs. particularly rich in nectar, and much sought by bees. AA. Fruit-valves either quite exserted or the points reaching the level of the rim. {Fruit must be fnthj mature in order to render this point de- terminable.) B. Fls. generally panicled: anthers renate-cordate, opening by longitudinal slits: Ivs. of equal color OH both sides. c. Lvs. opposite, more or less ovate. 20. melanopUdia, F. v. M. Silvek-leaved Ironbaek. Small tree: bark persistent, deeply furrowed, blackish: lvs. glaucous or mealy white, sessile, from cordate- ovate or orbicular to ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or acute: peduncles 3- to 8-flowered : anthers very small and globular; cells parallel and distinct: fr. truncate-globu- lar, 2 or 3 lines long. cc. Jjvs. scattered, lanceolate. 21. siderophldia, Benth. Large-leaved Ironbakk. Tree, 150 ft. high : bark wholly persistent, deeply and somewhat anastomosingly furrowed; farrows 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. P. v. M. Eucal. 4:8.—Timber very strong, hard and durable; used for railroad ties, wharf piles, spokes and too
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