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Dombeya viburnitlora, Ekeodend/ron sp., Pteros^permum sp., Kto- 

 inhovia Hosjnta, Spoiidias, ^c. 



AroAicaria BldwiUli- (Pia de JS'orfolk) and Oreodoxia regia 

 " Palmier de Cayenne," two beautit'n! trees would do admi- 

 rably planted as avenues on main roa J>, all along the railways 

 and also all along the broader and longer streets in Port Louia, 

 Grovernment strnet, St. Denis street and others. 



9o, What are the trees which are best suited to form belts 

 round the public ccuieteries ? 



9. The above, specially the straig'uter trees — Champac — 

 Bheodendron, — Filaos, — Jonesicb Asoca, b'alix JBahylonica, ^a. — 

 hundreds could be named,— and in selection it would be a mat- 

 ter of soil and site. As means of protection, Bamhusa spinosa 



lOo. What are the trees best sui:ed for replanting the 

 borders of Morasses, of Springs, and oi:' Streams ? 



10. The Jamrosas, Jammalac, Jamlong, and trees resembling 

 them ; in the vicinity of the sources, Weeping Willows, Leea 

 arhorea and Sumhiclna, Bois de bceuf, Bois de source, Arum, 

 STiakua, &c. 



llo. What are the trees wh.icli you would recommend for 

 the purpose of fencing the forests, woods, and plantations of 

 trees, so as to secure them effectually from depredation ? 



11. We do not know any tree that would be sufficient de- 

 fence for effectual prevention from depredation, and that at 

 the same time would be innocuous to tlie preserved trees, — -for 

 no trees could be protective to this extent unless by being 

 planted so thickly as to endanger the life of the rest, — But, 

 as a fence, in the ordinary acception of the word, Erythrina, 

 Euphorbia, Ccesalpinia, Cactus, Flaccuurtia, &c., or other 

 spiny or thorny plants would do. 



12o. What are the trees best suited for each of the above 

 purposes, which you thiuk advisable to introduce from Ma- 

 dagascar, from Australia, or from India ? 



12. There is no list of Madagascar trees, and but few are 

 known either by scientific name or vulgar, but there is an 

 immense field for selection at no great distance from the coast 

 (Analamazootra forests) from which an intelligent agent 

 could procure unlimited supplies: as for the trees from Aus- 

 tralia, although many difterent species of Eucalyptus intro- 



