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trees in suitable localities. They will thrive in any ordinary good soil. 

 Propagation is effected by seeds, which should be planted two or three 

 inches deep, layers, and cuttings of the ripened wood of the current 

 season's growth. 



CAPE CHESTNUT. 



HISTORY AND USES 



This is a beautiful evergreen tree known to botanists as Calodendron 

 Capense, and belonging to the natural order Rutacese, or the Rue family. 

 It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and attains a height of forty or fifty 

 feet. The leaves are broad and eliptical, and the flowers are white. 

 The fruit is five-celled, and enclosed in a five-angled prickly capsule. In 

 flavour it resembles the Chestnut, hence the common name, and it is 

 used both raw and when roasted. 



CULTIVATION AND PROPAGATION. 



The Cape Chestnut may be cultivated successfully in all but the coldest 

 districts in Australia and New Zealand. It is a remarkably handsome 

 tree, makes rapid growth, and may be used with advantage in ornamental 

 plantations. This tree is also well adapted for avenues and parks. As a 

 fruit tree it is well worthy of attention, as it yields its palatable nuts 

 freely. It may be grown successfully in any ordinary good soil, and 

 requires but little attention after it has made a fair start. Propagation 

 is easily effected by seeds, which should be sown in the spring or autumn, 

 covering them about two inches. Young plants may also be obtained 

 from cuttings of the ripened shoots of the current season's growth, which 

 strike freely in sand or light soil under a glass. 



CAPE GOOSEBERRY 



HISTORY AND USES. 



The plant bearing this name is a native of tropical America, 

 known to botanists as Physalis Peruviana, and belonging to the 

 natural order Solanacese. It is a perennial plant in warm regions, 

 but in colder countries it becomes an annual. In some of the colonies 

 the plant is cultivated to a limited extent for its fruit, but it has not 

 received much attention generally, though it is well worthy of a 

 place in the garden. The fruit is produced in abundance, has a 

 pleasant acidulous flavour, and may be eaten fresh or preserved in 

 the form of jam. It is yellow, about the size of a small Cherry, and 

 is covered with a bladder-like calyx, from which circumstance the 

 generic scientific name has been derived. The common name is by 

 no means appropriate, as the plant is not a native of the Cape of 



