222 THE farmers' handbook. 



Wherever any extensive planting is being considered, careful note should 

 be taken of trees that are already growing well in the district in private or 

 public places, and failing evidence of this kind, the advice of experts should 

 be obtained. 



Trees to Plant in Warm Coastal Districts. 



In making a few suggestions as to trees that may he planted in various 

 parts of the State, it is convenient first to deal with tlie warm coastal districts, 

 comprising such places as Nowra, Gosford, Newcastle and West Maitland. 

 Brief descriptions of those trees that are suitable for planting in this 

 district (which must be distinguished from the actual coastline, which is 

 somewhat bleaker) are given below. 



Yellow Box (Eucalyptus mdliodora) is a beautiful, quick-growing shade 

 tree that will grow in almost any soil. While this species belongs to the 

 tablelands there are some fine specimens near Sydney. 



Lemon-scented Gum (Eucalyptus ci(riodora) makes a fine avenue along a 

 road where there are no overhead wires to interfere with head room, 

 especially if planted running east and west, so that they cast a shadow at 

 midday across the road. Its clean straight stem, beautiful foliage, and shapely 

 pyramidal head also make a very fine specimen tree. 



Tallow-wood (Eucalyptus microcorys) for actual avenue or country road 

 work will probably outdo the above two gums for utility, for it will stand 

 the knife and may be kept within bounds as a shapely tree, while its dark, 

 dense foliage when so treated is more pleasing than even the popular brush 

 box (Tristania coriferta) of the Sydney suburbs. It should not bethought 

 that because these are native plants that grow wild in the bush they need 

 little or no attention. When they are required to withstand the heavy 

 handicap of hot and dusty road life they want all care for satisfactory 

 results. 



Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta), in poor soil, deeply worked, makes a tine tree 

 unpruned, but if the soil be rich then its beauty is fleeting. 



Camphor Laurel (Cinnamo?nuni camphora), if the position is sheltered, 

 very useful tree, amenable to hard pruning, and capable of standing long 

 periods of dry weather. 



Palm (Cocus plumosa) is most useful in single rows, and so is the Lilly 

 Pilly (Eugenia Smithi) in districts where scale insects do not overwhelm it. 



Swamp Mahogany (Eucalyptus robusta), as the name implies, grows in 

 moist, boggy places, or in places that are brackish, and it is suitable for a 

 shelter break. 



Grey Ironbark (Eucalypttis paniculata) responds readily to culture in rich, 

 heavy soil ; whde in clayey ironstone, the Woollybutt (Eucalyptus longifolia) 

 is a quick grower, and on account of the leafy shade it affords makes a 

 suitable tree for almost any kind of planting. 



Blood wood (Eucalyptus corymbosa) should be commonly planted in dis- 

 tricts where bee farming is common. 



Cootamundra Wattle (Acacia Baileyana) makes an excellent and showy 

 shelter ; in fact, as a nurse until other slower-growing trees are sufficiently 

 established to fend for themselves, this wattle cannot be beaten. A double 

 belt planted fairly close breaks the wind perfectly ; its foliage seems to be 

 just the right kind for the purpose. The trees or shelter brakes are usually 

 planted far too close (in many cases only 8 feet apart) : 20 feet is not 



