seed a new generation could be introduced in ;i few years thai 

 would succeed. I would recommend especially for trial E. 

 Corymbrosa, found in forests associated with E. abergiana, and 

 ;ilso 1 would especially recommend E. alba, a species extending 

 to the islands north of Australia, particularly interesting, as 

 perhaps, forming ;i link between the Melaleucas and Eucalypts. 

 It is stated that Cajeput oil is sometimes distilled from its 

 leaves. 



Owing to the difficulty of sprouting all Myrtaceous seeds of 

 trees, the least humidity in the air, or rain damping off the 

 young seedlings, it would be more desirable to ship plants from 

 California when well established, in pots. We have growing here 

 nearly seventy species id' Eucalypts; also some twenty-five to 

 thirty other Myrtaeeous plants suitable for experiment. In no 

 other region in America have so many plants of this great Aus- 

 tralian family of Myrtacea been introduced. This is owing to 

 their finding here so congenial a home. 



In conclusion I would ask the Academy of Sciences of 

 Southern California to endorse the establishment of a Botanical 

 Experiment Slat ion near Los Angeles, or in our parks, for the 

 following reasons: 



Because vegetation recognized as antiseptic is largely West- 

 ern Australian, and trees from this region have been so uniformly 

 successful here. In no other portion of America do so favorable 

 climatic conditions prevail. 



Because tlic investigation of these various growths and their 

 comparative antiseptic value would confer on mankind and the 

 American people a greater benefit than any other experimental 

 station by promoting health and prosperity in regions now 

 almost uninhabitable for the Anglo-Saxon race. 



A. Campbell Johnston, 

 Garvanza, 



Los Angeles, Cal. 



