A P P E N D I X . 2.?I
T H E R E D G U M T R E E .
E üCAL'YPTUs’-ÏIESINIEERA.
JFkrihus feduncalatiS) 'calyptrd corned acutaL
(Sec^PIate annexed.^
This is a 'very large--’and lofty« tree, muck exceeding the
Englifh Oak in AzeP , The'wood ds'extremely brittle, ' and,
from the large quantity, of reflnous-gum whichdt contains,
is of little ;ufe but- f&¥-firewood. Of thedeavfes Mr. W hite
has giveii;uo account, nor fcntany fpecimens. The flowers
grow 'in little chillers, or rather umbels, about ten in each,
and' every flower has a proper ^partial footftalk, . about a
(quarter of an ihch in length, bêfldes the general one. The
general fóotftalk is remarkably comprefled [anceps)y and
the "partial‘"ones' are fa' in dome degree. We have perceived
fróthing lik e ' " or floral ledvés. The flowers appear
to be yellowilh, ahlTare of a Very Angular ftrudture. The
calyx is hemifpherioal, perfe&ly entire in thé margin, and
'Afterwards becomes the capful'e. - On thetop of thé calyx,
rather within the margin, hands a conical pointed calyptra,
which