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the north and west sides, and is easily remedied by planting wind- 

 breaks. Two plants that have been found particularly well adapted 

 to this section for the purpose of windbreaks are eucalyptus (Euca- 

 lyptus riidis) and the evergreen species of tamarisk (Tamarisk articu- 

 lataj. The latter is very ornamental and if generally used would form 

 a most attractive landscape feature of the district. Furthermore, 

 it is easily propagated from cuttings, and on the Yuma Mesa has 

 made a growth of 25 feet in 18 months, becoming sufficiently large 

 to serve as a windbreak in less than two years from the time of 

 planting. See Figure 3. 



