. 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%) and two leaves of sucker foliage. 31. acmenloldes, Schau. (B. tridntha, Linn. jEJ. pilii- Idris, var. acmenio'ides, Benth.). White Mahogany Gum. Tall tree: bark of trunk persistent below, fibrous: peduncles not much compr
. 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%) and two leaves of sucker foliage. 31. acmenloldes, Schau. (B. tridntha, Linn. jEJ. pilii- Idris, var. acmenio'ides, Benth.). White Mahogany Gum. Tall tree: bark of trunk persistent below, fibrous: peduncles not much compressed, slender: lid hemi- spherical, pitinted at the summit: friiit not exceeding 3 lines in diameter; rim thin. Eucal. 10:1.—Timber heavy, strong and durable; good for palings, rails, floor boards, etc. CO. Jyvs. of equal color on bofh sides. D. Mostly opposite Ivs.,not connate {except sometimes in jYo. S2, &. Misdoni); tnargin entire: fruit rarely exceeding % in. in diameter, trvncate- ovate. 32. Kisdoni, Hook. Drooping Gum. Small or medium sized tree: bark deciduous, smooth: branches usually yiendulous, )>ark brown or ashywhite: Ivs. acute, ovate: lid hemispherical, obtuse: anthers kidney-shaped, open- ing by divergent longitudinal slits. Closely related to £J. amyydalina. DD. Mostly scattered /r,s\.- f]s. t. Eucal. 9:1. —Closely related to the preceding. Used success- fully as a roadside tree in southern California; adapted to the lemon belt, and tolerating alkaline and saline soils (Franceschi). Prefers a somewhat humid soil. Timber hard, tough and elastic, suitable for shafts and frames of carts, and considered equal to ordinary ash wood. B. M. 6140. 38. occldent&Iis. Endlich. Flat-topped Yate. Fig. 787. Tall tree: bark deciduous, mostly smooth : Ivs. narrow- lanceolate : calyx lid K-/4 in- long; filaments yellowish: fruit- valves only half exserted, awl- shaped, free. F. v. M. Eucal. fi: 5. —Individuals show great diversity in time of flo
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