J^ARRI COUNTRY, ^ARRIDALE. 



THESE trees grow to gigantic sizes, and share with 

 Jarrah the pride of being the principal trees of 

 Western Australia. The tree on the centre of the 

 plate, " King Karri," measures 160 feet to the 

 first branch, and it is reckoned that the bole of 

 the tree weighs over 40 tons. The area is con- 

 fined to the more humid coastal region extending 

 from the Hamelin to near Albany. It delights in 

 soil varying from a red sandy loam intermixed 

 with limestone reefs, somewhat similar to that met 

 with in the Tuart country, to deep, dark mould, 

 moist, but well drained. 



