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This list might be largely extended with trees from 

 Central Asia and the drier central States of N. America, 

 notably Texas. 



GOVERNMENT AID TO TEEE PLANTERS. 



In order to encourage tree -planting, seeds, and plants, or 

 cuttings of forest trees and hedge shrubs are issued at cost 

 price from the various forest nurseries : at Tokai, near 

 Cape Town ; at Ceres Road, on the Western line ; at Fort 

 Cunynghame, on the Eastern line ; at Knysna, &c. 



Prices range from 2/- or 3/- per 100 for Gums, Pines 

 and common trees to 5 per 100 for larger trees of valuable 

 kindvS. The price of seed ranges from 3d. a pound for Pine 

 and Wattle seed to 30/- for some of the more valuable Gum 

 seeds. Most of the Gum trees have seed as fine as dust, 

 so that a pound of seed represents a very large number of 

 possible trees. Of the larger seeds, a muid sack weighs: 



Ibs. 



Acacia cyclopis (with arils) ... ... 100 



,, decurrens ... ... ... 184 



,, pycnantha ... ... ... 180 



saligna .. ... 200 



Acorns (Cape) ... ... ... 147 



Cluster-pine ' ... ... 130 



Pencil Cedar (Virginian) ... ... 68 



Stone-pine ... .... ,.. 160 



1 muid of Cluster-pine cones gives about 7 Ibs. of seed. 



Detailed lists of seeds and transplants are published 

 ) early and may be obtained from all Forest Officers and 

 most Civil Commissioners. 



Advice or practical instruction on any point connected 

 with tree-planting can be obtained on application to the 

 nearest Conservator of Forests, and in order to avoid dis- 

 appointment it is recommended that this course be followed 

 in all cases of doubt and difficultv. 



