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E. Ravertiana. E. siderophloia. 



E. redunca. E. sideroxylon. 



E. resinifera. E. Siebcriana. 



E. Risdonii. E. stellulata. 



E. robusta. E. Stuartiana. 



E. rostrata. E. tereticornis. 



E. rudis. E. tetraptera (shrub). 



E. saligna. E. viminalis. 



E. salmonophloia. 



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Most of these are trees of varying size. But the great majority of 

 them occur as specimens owned by people or concerns particularly 

 interested in eucalypts. Of course we are not in position to recommend 

 one way or another, but it is well to keep posted with all the forms to 

 be found in the State, since among the newer species we may find indi- 

 viduals which are more suited for our purposes than those which are 

 now commonly employed. 



THE FICUS. 



Aside from the commercial figs, the commonest of these trees is prob- 

 ably the "Moreton Bay Fig" (Ficus macrophylla). This makes a 

 magnificent tree, with its smooth gray trunk and large, shining, dark- 

 green leaves. It is a broad-leaved evergreen, with leaves resembling the 

 common "rubber plant" (Ficus elastica) of the nurserymen. The 

 tree has fruits resembling a small fig, which never become soft as do 

 the edible figs. These fruits and the leaves make a considerable litter 

 at all times; this is especially true of the leaves. In nearly all the 

 specimens noted, the appearance of roots near the surface of the 

 ground was very considerable. To be definite, a twenty-foot parking 

 would be the minimum parking, and is none too wide. It has been 

 suggested by one who has practiced root pruning on other trees that 

 root pruning may be the solution of this problem. 



In planting it should be borne in mind that this tree is disfigured 

 by heavy winds, and that as the tree attains great size and produces a 

 very dense shade they should be planted at least eighty feet apart and 

 used only on streets of suitable width. 



Dr. Franceschi recommends F. retusa, F. rubiginosa, and F. bellin- 

 geri. The first one has been tried out, the two latter have not. Like 

 the Moreton Bay fig, these are all large trees and suited only to wide 

 avenues. 



THE ARIZONA ASH. 



This ash (Fraxinus veluiwa Torr.) is the one found frequently in 

 the south and is deservedly popular when one considers what it will 

 attain under adverse conditions. 



