Vol. XIX. Part 7. JULY 2, 1908. 



Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales. 



Forestry. 



Some Practical Notes ox Eouestry suitable for New 



South Wales. 



[Continued from page 273.] 



J. H. maiden, 

 Government Botanist and Director of the Botanic Gardens, Sydnej-. 



XVIII. 



Trees other than Conifers and Palms : 



Oaks. 



Introductory Note. 

 I HAVE dealt with the Conifers so far, and the friendly letters received while 

 the articles were appearing have included a number of useful notes, which 

 may find a place in an improved edition some day. 



I now propose to tackle the non-conifers. I shall exclude those trees 

 which are indigenous to New South Wales, since these are already being- 

 dealt with in my pictorial work,* and there is so much to be done that we 

 cannot afford any duplication. The present series will, however, not exclude 

 Australian trees. For example, if a ti'ee be a Queensland nati%e, which does 

 not natui'ally extend into New South Wales, I shall not hesitate to include 

 it in the present series if I think it is worthy of cultivation. 



The principal difficulty experienced in a new venture like this is want of 

 illustrations. People like pictures. Even if a tree photographed may not 

 be the best of its kind, it may still have some value, since it may show some 

 of the characters. I find it difficult to get illustrations. The Government 

 Printer has very generouslv come to my assistance so far as the trees in the 

 Botanic Gardens are concerned, and as the articles proceed it will be observed 

 what a rich ai"boretum (a garden of trees, as distinct from shrubs and herbs) 

 we have in Sydney. But many trees cannot be illustrated because of the 

 crowded nature of the Garden, which prevents their form being properly 

 shown in a picture. Further, I do not want these articles only to display 

 Sydney trees : I want pictures from all parts of the State. Will my readers 

 help me for the common good 1 Will they send me good photographs of trees 

 growing in any part of the State, or tell me where such photographs can be 

 obtained? It is obvious that I cannot send an itinerant photographer to 



* " The Forest Flora of New South Wales." Quarto ; eacli part profusely illustrated. 

 Thirty-two parts have already appeared. Price, Is. per part, or 10s, per dozen parts. 

 Postage, 2d. each part extra. Apply Government Printer, Sydney, or any bookseller. 



