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Leucadendron cvrgenteum, SILVER TREE. 



Indigenous to the mountain slopes of the Cape Penin- 

 sula and neighbourhood, where it forms scattered woods of 

 medium sized trees, the glistening sheen of its white 

 leaves contrasting beautifully with the dark foliage of 

 the intrusive Pines. Eaised easily from seed, but liable 

 to fail in the nursery unless kept dry during summer. 

 Too much moisture and heat are common causes of 

 failure in English glass houses. It is cultivated suc- 

 cessfully in various parts of the Colony where the 

 climate is cool and mild. It rarely lives long away from 

 the Cape Peninsula. It delights in the violent S.E. winds 

 that sweep the slopes of Table Mountain. One ounce of 

 clean seed averages 136 grains. 



Ligustrum japonicum. JAPANESE PRIVET. 



This forms a rapid growing dense hedge and one that is 

 valuable in the interior fot its frost-resistant properties. 



Lycium horridwm. BOX THORN, 



Makes a strong hedge which stands drought and partial 

 shade, but requires a good soiL 



The Boxthorn grows also freely by the sea-shore, and 

 there becomes leafless during the height of the South- 

 easters, its fresh green foliage and red berries appearing 

 with the first winter rains. It makes a strong impenetrable 

 but somewhat unsightly hedge when bare of foliage in 

 summer. 1 ounce of clean seed averages 12,160 grains. 



Melia Azedarach. SYRINGA. 



A leaf-shedder. A hardy tree with a dark heart- wood, 

 and clusters of sweetly scented flowers resembling the 

 English Lilac : hence the Colonial name of Syringa. It is 

 cultivated throughout S. Africa and will grow with little 

 water in the warmer parts of the Karoo. About Cape 

 Town and the cooler portions of the Colony the foliage is 

 scanty and the tree of poor growth. In localities with a 



