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perimental grounds. These were for a long time under the 

 charge of Mr. J. Ednie Brown, a distinguished forester, 

 afterward Director General of Forests to the Colony of New 

 South Wales. It was under his excellent management that 

 the value of many of the Eucalyptus species was demon- 

 strated. Amongst these we may mention specially Eucalyp- 

 tus viminalis, Eucalyptus leucoxylon, and Eucalyptus cory- 

 nocalyx, for dry and arid locations, and of the first two as 

 frost resisters. After long and careful trial, the Eucalyptus 

 corynocalyx was shown to be the best Eucalyptus for the 

 very dry and trying stations in the north and hotter parts 

 of South Australia. 



There are a few Eucalyptus robustas in plantations about 

 L,os Angeles, and quite a number alone or in rows. When 

 alone, it grows in an excellent shape for a road tree, with 

 a well formed head, round and not too tall, making a good 

 shade for the sidewalk, without shutting off sunshine from 

 adjacent houses. 



The timber of this tree is a dark, handsome red, due 

 to the very large amount of kino it contains. 



Specimens of Eucalyptus robusta as a single tree can 

 be seen at the Forestry Station, Santa Monica, and as a 

 roadside tree on Downey Avenue, near Mr. Hancock 

 Johnson's place. The form of growth of this tree in a 

 grove can be seen at Dr. Wernigk's place, Alhambra, Cal. 

 There is a very pretty effect from a plantation of these 

 trees at the railroad entrance to the county farm near Los 

 Angeles, My experiments on very alkaline ground show 

 that Eucalyptus rostrata is more resistant than robusta. 



