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thirty feet high ; also, specimens on the capital grounds much higher. IHnus 

 insignis, although its timber is of no great value, may be named as having a 

 very limited range — only found inasandy spotat a single point on the coast — 

 yet we see it growing well wherever planted. We may hope from this 

 fact that others of limited range and more value may have their limits ex- 

 tended under cultivation. 



DI.SCD.SSIOX, RESOLUTIONS AND REPORTS ON FORESTRY. 



M)'. T. H. Douglas, of" Illinois — How does the black locust suc- 

 ceed iu California? 



Prof. Klee, of California — It succeeds very well in many places 

 in this state, and is nowhere subject to the attack of the borer, though 

 it is a dangerous tree to cultivate on account of its breeding and 

 pro})agating the white scale. On this account it should be carefully 

 avoided, as the scale passes from it into our orchards. 



Dr. Plummer, of Oregon — The locust does well in our state. It 

 is not subject to the borer nor the scale, which we hope our Cali- 

 fornia brethren will keep on their side of the line. 



Mr. Lewers, of Nevada — The locust does well with u>, and is 

 free from all kinds of insects. 



Prof. Klee — The eucalypti, of which we have a number of s])ecies, 

 all introduced from Australia, do well in California. Some are, 

 however, much more hardy and valuable than others. They require 

 but little water and are ra|)id growers. The redwood {Sequoia sem- 

 pervirens), and its relative, the big trees {S. gigantea), although con- 

 fined by nature to narrow limits, are, in my judgment, suscej>tible 

 of pretty extended culture in California. This is esjiecially true of 

 the redwood, which is an exceedingly valuable tree wherever it can 

 be grown. 



Prof. Budd, of Iowa — The locust is an American tree, which 

 was introduced into Europe about a century ago, where it flourishes 

 and has spread all over the continent. It is a most valuable tree 

 both in Europe and at home. The Rocky mountain juniper I highly 

 recommend as a very hardy tree, and well adapted to the climate of 

 California. It requires very little watei, and is valuable for fire- 

 wood. The fact that it is now growing extensively on llie Mojave 

 desert is evidence of its ultimate success. It is a fact that the 

 mountains in California are rapidly being stripped of their timber. 



