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plantation, set the plants out about twenty-one feet apart. The 

 plant, however, does well as a hedge, and makes an excellent 

 breakwind for the more tender fruits. When required as a hedge it 

 may be planted live or six feet apart, and the plants must be well 

 cut back for a year or two to induce a bushy bottom growth. 



Propagation is most usually effected by cuttings which strike 

 freely in sand or light soil. They should be from twelve to fifteen 

 inches long, and must be put in just before spring commences. 

 Plants can also be readily obtained from layers which may be put 

 down at any time Avhen growth is active. But little pruning is 

 required, all that is necessary being to thin the branches when too 

 numerous and to regulate growth to effect other objects. 



ELEPHANT APPLE. 



The fruit known under this name is the product of an evergreen 

 small tree belonging to the order Aurantaceae, or Orange family, and 

 known to botanists as Feronia elephantwn. It is a native of Southern 

 India, and has bluish- white flowers. The name is derived from 

 Feronia, the Goddess of forests, in allusion to the natural habitat of 

 this tree. The fruit is the size of a large Apple, and has a hard, woody 

 rind, with numerous seeds embedded in a pulp that is pleasantly sub- 

 acid, with a flavour somewhat similar to the Bhel Fruit or Bengal 

 Quince. 



Being a native of a warm country the Elephant Apple can only be 

 successfully cultivated in the tropical regions of Australia. As a 

 commercial fruit it is scarcely worth cultivating', but in cong-ema! 

 localities it is worthy of attention as an ornamental tree. It requires 

 an open soil, rich in vegetable matter, and must be sheltered from 

 high winds. Propagation is easily effected by seeds, which should be 

 sown when fresh, covering them an inch deep. Plants ma}* also be 

 obtained from layers and cuttings of the ripened wood of the current 

 season's growth, which strike freely in sand, under a glass. 



EUGENIA. 



HISTORY AND USES. 



Several species of Eugenia, a genus belonging to the natural order 

 MyrtacecL 1 or Myrtle family, yield edible fruits of more or less value, 

 which are utilized in various parts of the world. They are all 

 handsome evergreen shrubs or small trees, and are rather widely 

 distributed, species being found in Australia, Polynesia, India, South 

 Africa, Ceylon, and South America. In some of the countries to 

 which they are indigenous several of the species are regarded as 

 useful fruits, but in Australia, though several are cultivated as 

 ornamental plants, they are not utilized in any other way. Though 



