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warmer summer, such as Clanwilliam, the foliage is dense 

 and the growth of the tree vigorous. It seeds profusely 

 (too profusely for tidiness in gardens) and is easily raised 

 from either seed or cuttings. The latter may be of any 

 size. Wood : hard, dark-grained and pretty, but too small 

 for timber. 



Mimusops obovata. MILKWOOD. 



An indigenous coast tree with a durable wood, but too 

 slow-growing to be planted with profit. Seed abundant 

 and easily obtainable. Might be utilized for sand-drifts 

 where the movement of the sand had been arrested by more 

 fast-growing species. 



Morus alba. WHITE MULBERRY. 



A leaf-shedder. If a cheap, very quick-growing 

 shelter hedge is required put in cuttings of White- 

 mulberry during the winter or early spring. The 

 watering during the first summer is the only trouble 

 required. White-mulberry grows quicker than any hedge 

 plant and thus requires frequent clipping. If left to 

 grow into long shoots, these will be easily broken by 

 the wind. 



This tree is the proper food of the silkworm. The value 

 of silk more than its weight in silver, should tempt people 

 to further experiments in silk culture. Nothing in Cape 

 Colony is easier to produce than mulberry leaves. 



Myopoi'um insular e. MASOTOKA. 



Wind-resistant : . on the sea-shore it is only the most 

 violent south-easters that destroy its light green tender- 

 looking foliage. Largely planted for shelter at Sea Point 

 and in the Cape Peninsula where it grows to a small bushy 

 tree, 20-25 ft. high. Flourishes at Eobertson and else- 

 where in S. Africa at places not too far from the coast. 

 A strong vigorous grower, delighting in a sandy soil; 

 unsurpassed for high hedges and wind-screens. It is a 

 partial shade-bearer and carries dense foliage. It is a 



