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Tery handsome, and are raised by nurserymen as ornamen- 

 tal shrubs both at the Cape and in English glass -houses. 

 The Kafre-plum may be propagated either by sowing the 

 fruit the plum, or by putting in stakes 3 in. to 5 in. 

 thick and 6 ft. to 8 ft. high. The plums should be sown in 

 tins, and at the end of two years will produce plants 2 to 3 

 ft. high. The stakes grow like willow stakes when 

 planted in the ground. 



The Kafre-plum is a large timber tree of the Eastern 

 forests, with an eatable plum and a useful wood that is 

 almost indistinguishable from mahogany. Like mahogany, 

 it requires careful seasoning. <The plums average 78 to 

 the pound. 



Similar in appearance to the Kafre-plum is another 

 indigenous tree, Essen wood (Ekebergia Capensis}. Thiss 

 less hardy and less ornamental than Kafre-plum the leaf 

 .thinner, and of a dull, light green. 



Juglans nigru. BLACK WALNUT. 



A leaf-shedder like the common Walnut, but with an 

 inferior nut. It is rarely a good tree in South Africa and 

 seems to require a cool damp climate. Grows well at Kew. 

 In its native home it has a wide range extending from 

 the borders of Canada into the tropics. In our forest 

 nurseries it has a longer Ml of the leaf than any tree with 

 which I am acquainted. It is no use planting this tree on 

 poor ground or in dry warm localities. 1 pound averages 

 37 nuts. 



Juglans regia. COMMON WALNUT. 



A leaf-shedder. A tree, valuable for its timber and 

 nuts, that should be planted more frequently than it is. 

 This tree does not succeed in the climate or soils of the 

 coast. At 3,000 or 4,000 ft. and on the Karoo limestone 

 fine trees bearing heavily are common. To raise trees take 

 *off the green rind from the fresh nuts and sow at once like 



