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Pink shower (Cassia grandis.) 



Golden shower (Cassia fistula) 



Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosaefolia) 



Yellow Poinciana (Peltophorum ferrugineum) 



Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) 



Pepper tree (Schimts molle) 



TREATMENT OF PLANTS WHEN RECEIVED FROM THE NURSERY. 



The box of plants when received from the Government Nur- 

 sery should be placed in a partly shaded place, as under or behind 

 a tree or bush, where it will be protected from the midday sun. 

 It should there remain undisturbed until the holes are properly 

 prepared and the time for planting arrives. A sprinkling of 

 water each afternoon is all that is required. 



DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING FOREST TREES. 



Distance Apart. 



The distance apart at which to plant forest trees varies accord- 

 ing to the species used and the object of planting. Trees such 

 as the Ironwoods and most of the Eucalypts ought to be planted 

 6 feet apart each way for general forest planting. For wind- 

 break purposes, where a narrow strip of a few rows only is al- 

 lowed, they could be planted even closer ; 4 by 4 feet would be 

 wide enough for a narrow windbreak. Trees such as the Black 

 Wattle and Silver Wattle ought to be planted 8 by 8 feet each 

 way. 



Making Holes. 



In ordinary cases holes dug from 12 to 15 inches square and a 

 foot deep, with the soil loosened up in the bottom is generally 

 sufficient for forest planting in these islands. Exceptional cases, 

 however, make it practical to use larger or smaller holes as con- 

 ditions vary. When the soil is free and can be easily dug with 

 the spade, even a smaller hole than the one mentioned would be 

 sufficient, but where the soil is hard and stiff and requires a pick 

 to loosen it up, it will pay to make a larger hole; even two feet 

 square and 18 to 20 inches deep is not too large in such cases. 



In very dry districts it is advisable to leave a space around the 

 tree after it has been planted, a little lower than the surrounding 

 ground, so that the tree may have the benefit of whatever mois- 

 ture may collect. In wet districts the soil around the tree after it 

 is planted should be left a little higher than the surrounding 



