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seedlings have been raised from it. According to Mr. H. J. 

 Ehves, in the South of France this is the best of the acacias 

 for avenues, as it forms a tall tree of regular habit. It is 

 completely naturalised in the Nilgiris. It is not common as 

 an outdoor tree in this country. 



Besides the above, Mr. Kempshall reports the Golden 

 Wattle (Acacia floribunda), the Broad-leaf Wattle (A. 

 pycnantha), the Prickly Wattle (.4. verticillata), and the 

 Blue-leaved Wattle (A. cyanophylla) as also growing at 

 Abbotsbury. In Lady Ilchester's catalogue the names of 

 twenty-six species of Acacia are entered as having existed 

 there. A. Eiceana is a very handsome and distinct species 

 with the graceful habit of a weeping willow. 



The wattle has been adopted as the floral emblem of 

 Australia. It is represented on the national coat-of-arms 

 and on postal notes ; it is also used for decorative purposes 

 in a variety of ways. It is announced that when the war 

 is over it is proposed to mark the burial-ground of the gallant 

 Australians that fell in Gallipoli by planting the locality 

 with wattle trees. Doubtless the wattles so planted will 

 consist of species that are likely to be hardy, while at the 

 same time notable for the beauty of their flowers. Something 

 similar is proposed to be done in France to perpetuate the 

 splendid services of the Canadians by planting maple trees. 

 The maple leaf is the national emblem of Canada. 



CHANGE OF FLOWERING SEASON. 



As already mentioned, the seasons in Australia are 

 reverse to those which obtain in the British Isles. Winter 

 commences in Australia in April and ends in October. When 

 we are expecting seasonable frost and snow at Christmas the 

 Australians are enjoying warm summer weather with a 

 temperature ranging from 60 degrees to 80 degrees Fahr. 

 In the case of Australian trees and shrubs introduced to 

 northern countries it is interesting to watch how they conduct 



