. 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. 785. Eucalyptus globulus. 786. Eucalyptus globulus. Showing spray of ma- ture foliage (X>6) and two leaves of sucker foliage. 31. acmenioides, Sehau. (E. tridntha, Linn. JS. pilu- lAris, var. acmenioides, Benth.). White Mahogany Gum. Tall tree: bark of trunk persistent below, fibrous: peduncles not much comp
. 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. 785. Eucalyptus globulus. 786. Eucalyptus globulus. Showing spray of ma- ture foliage (X>6) and two leaves of sucker foliage. 31. acmenioides, Sehau. (E. tridntha, Linn. JS. pilu- lAris, var. acmenioides, Benth.). White Mahogany Gum. Tall tree: bark of trunk persistent below, fibrous: peduncles not much compressed, slender: lid hemi- spherical, pointed at the summit: fruit not exceeding 3 lines in diameter; rim thin. Eucal. 10:1. —Timber heavy, strong and durable; good for palings, rails, floor boards, etc. cc. Lvs. of equal color on both sides. D. Mostly opposite lvs., not connate (except sometimes in iVo. 32, E. Eisdoni); margin entire; fruit rarely exceeding K in. in diameter, truncate- ovate. 32. Eisdoni, Hook. Drooping Gum. Small or medium sized tree: bark deciduous, smooth: branches usually pendulous, bark brown or ashy white: lvs. acute, ovate: lid hemispherical, obtuse: anthers kidney-shaped, open- ing by divergent longitudinal slits. Closely related to U. amygdalina. DD. Mostly scattered lvs.: fls. and fruits sessile or on short pedicels. E. Zid much broader than the calyx-tuie. 33. gomphoc^phala, DC. Tooart Tree. Tree, 120 ft. or less high: bark persistent, rough but not stringy, rather dark on old trunks, smooth and grayish on younger trees and branches: lvs. thick, narrowly acumi- nate, pale green: peduncles broadly flattened; pedicels wanting: lid almost hemispherical: fr. large, top-shaped; border broad, convex. Nov. P. v. M. Eucal. 7:4. —A very distinct species, easily distinguishable by the broad lid. Timber tough, heavy and rigid, texture close, grain twisted, shrinks but little and does not split while seasoning; suitable for large scantlings where gre
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