D62 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.Tf 



[Dec. 2, 1908. 



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lianvaii " of Lord Howe 



7. F. coli(,m,)tariH, AIooic ivnd ^NIucIKt. 

 Tslnti.i. 



The aerial roots ot' this tree ultimately toucli the i;rouiiil uml toriii thick 

 trunks. (Some of them each eover '1 acres and more. 



IJanyans can readily be note(l, on the island, even at a consideruhle dis- 

 tance, amidst the surrounding;' arboreal vegetation, by the brown appearance 

 i)f their foliage,, which gives them the look of fading or dying trees This 

 species reminds one of /''. macropJuilId a good deal. Cattle eat Banvan leaves, 

 and they are reputed to be good for dairy cows. See also F. macroj>h]jUa. 



Its habit causes it to furnish an excellent shade tree. 



L IS. .See photo, of specimen in Sydne\' Botanic Gardens. 





7. Ficus columnaris, Moore and Mueller. 



Iji.tauic Gr;iT<leii», Sydney. 



8. F . CunningUamii, Miq. " Cuneingham's Fig. " This is a native of coastal 

 Queensland, not occurring indigenously further south than I'S^ S. 



" Beni " of the al)origines, according to Roth, who says that the natives of 

 the Pennefather and Batavia Rivers make a r(>ddish twine foi' dill v-ba<i:s from 

 the dried inner bark of the roots. 



It is a Fig which accommodates itself to the lower temperatures of coastal 

 New South Wales admirably, and, although ih'ciduous in most winters in 

 Sydney, it tlourishes admirably as far south, and it is an excellent addition to 

 our ornamental trees. Indeed, in oui' climate, where the vast preponderance 

 of trees is evergreen, a good deciduous tree is, in my view, a decided 

 acquisition. 



L 1, 23, 35, 20 b. See photo, of specimen in Government Domain. 



9. F. cydonioefolia, Hort. A small tree, of erect habit, absolutely deciduous 

 with us, and one of very few species so deciduous in the Sydney climate. Its 



