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10.— CRIMSON FLOWERING GUM (Euc. ficifolia).
A tree indigenous to Western Australia only. Found growing on a very restricted area near the mouth of the Bow River in the extreme South-West. It is a particularly handsome tree, and both in its native State and in the Eastern States is very much used as an ornamental tree. It is one of the most showy of the eucalypts, as the flowers are of gorgeous colour and stand out very prominently above the dark green foliage. There is in King's Park, Perth, an avenue of these very handsome and attractive trees. It is closely related to, but quite distinct from, Euc. calophylla, and does not attain the large proportions of that tree. It is very difficult to distinguish it from the latter, the only sure way being an examination of the seeds. The seed of Euc. ficifolia bears a wing, while marri seed has no wing.
