1923) WILSON, NORTHERN TREES IN SOUTHERN LANDS 85 



to prove on account of its adaptability one of the most useful broad-leaf 



evergreen 



Another ever- 



green tree which does well in the regions of which I write is Ligustrum 



lucidum 



Transvaal 



as a street tree and to good effect. Trained to a single stem and its crown 

 kept within bounds by judicious pruning it is ideal for city squares and 

 streets where small trees are in request. 



In many parts of southeastern Australia the Osage Orange {Madura 



pomi 



in New South Wales I saw large trees. In the drier and interior parts of 

 Australia I should think the Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora DC.) and its 

 varieties glandxdosa Cock, and velutina Sarg.) well worth planting. As 

 food for stock they are of great value in Texas and elsewhere in this country 

 and there is no reason why they should not be equally valuable in Australia. 



contact 



nmn 



Mexi 



with a nutritious food. 



racaena 



trees 



favored. That fine Palm, Phoenix canariensis Chabaud, is quite at home 

 in eastern Australia where in Sydney and elsewhere many fine specimens 

 are to be seen. The same is true of the Fan Palm {W ashingtonia filamentosa 

 0. Kuntze) native of the dry parts of southern California and adjacent 

 regions. Speaking of Palms, though not a northern species Jubaea specta- 

 bilis H. B. & K., the Coquito Palm of Chili, is worthy of mention since 

 so many magnificent specimens of it grow in Australia, those in the 

 Adelaide Botanic Gardens being exceptionally fine. Another South 



So 



street 



With 



divided leaves and large erect panicles of violet-blue Foxglove-like flowers 

 this must be counted one of the world's most pleasing small trees. In 

 eastern Australia this Jacaranda is hardy as far south as Adelaide and 

 flourishes northward to Brisbane. In South Africa it is a feature of the 

 streets of Pretoria. 



Suitable wood for match splints is a desideratum in Australasia and 

 South Africa. Poplars are being experimented with as a source of supply. 

 In South Africa P. canescens Smith has been much planted and is natura- 

 lized in places so far apart as Pretoria and Cape Town. At Johannesburg 

 and elsewhere I saw plantations of this tree. In Cape Town and the 

 neighborhood there are many large trees of the Gray Poplar. The wood 

 is being used for match splints and is at present the main source of supply 



monilift 



balsamifi 



grow rapidly in South Africa 



