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mines. The slender shoots planted to- 

 day are to be the rescue of the state 

 and nation for all of the to-morrows. 

 The groves they produce will be stand- 

 ing, and yielding timber, when the ce- 

 ment buildings of to-day are crumbling 

 in decay. We have the history of the 

 remarkable longevity of life of these 

 trees in their native country, Australia, 

 to back the statement ; and it is through 

 such ceaseless productivity and cling- 

 ing to life, and their ra])id growth, 



ranking them above all other hardwood 

 trees, that the eucalypts of California 

 will perform their mission of reforesta- 

 tion. 



Editor's Note. — The foregoing article puts 

 effective!}' the views of Californians in regard 

 10 tlie eucalyptus. It must always be remem- 

 bered tliat tlie eucalyptus is fastidious in re- 

 gard to climatic conditions and can only be 

 grown in certain limited areas of the south- 

 west and ijossibly Florida. Other articles on 

 this subject will appear later, one by the 

 state forester of California. 



EUCALYPTUS AS FOREST COVER FOR PARK 

 Los Angeles, California 



