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therefore be accorded due prominence as suitable for similar localities. It 

 is, however, a great " robber," and the roots of it travel long distances 

 intelligently in search of moisture. Instances of what may safetv be termed 

 intelligence in plants are numeroues. They are of common occurrence in 

 •every suburban garden. Erect a post in the garden within, say, 10 feet 

 of a Morning Glory, and see what will happen within a few days. 



Do trees feel pain when struck with the woodman's axe? Do they 

 enjoy sunshine and rain, calm and storm ? Do they feel life circulating 

 through their stems and branches in the spring time? Have they likes 

 and dislikes to trees of different species, and, but for the "tragedy of 

 the tree," — its inability to move — would not many of them seek other 

 neighbours.,? We certainly think so. 



" There lives and breathes a soul in all things ^ 

 And that s.Oul is God.'' 



— -Cowfer. 



Even the old Roman, the elder Pliny, pagan although we may deem him, 

 .places^ on record his belief that " Trees have a soul, since nothing on 



b. PEPPER TREES, SWAN HILL. 



•earth lives without one." {See many articles — now published in book 

 form — by Maurice Maeterlinck, but particularly one entitled, " The Intel- 

 ligence of the Flowers." in Harpe/s Monthly Magazine for December. 

 1906.) 



Although an evergreen, the Carob Tree {Ceratonia siliqua) is suitable 

 for hot localities. An illustration is given of a specimen at Swan Hill ; 

 this particular tree is 27 feet high, diameter through branches 40 feet, girth 

 of stem 2 feet from ground 5 ft. 3 in. The Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta) 

 is a shapely tree, and is adapted for northern district planting. Much 

 that is good can be said of the Currajong, which makes a splendid avenue 

 tree. for hot, dry districts; on account of its pyramidal habit of growth, 

 it should he planted not more than 25 feet apart. 



The Sugar Gum {Encalvptus corynocalyx), brought into prominence and 

 ■distributed largely by the late Mr. G. S. Perrin, Conservator of Forests, 

 •stands drought well, and a Western Australian species {E. salmonofhloia), 

 recently introduced into Victoria by the writers of this article, is being 

 grown largely at the State Nursery, Macedon, for distribution amongst 



