1 68 EUCALYPTUS. 



planting method is the only practical way to rear Eucalyp- 

 tus trees in my opinion, still a large number of Eucalyptus 

 species have been propagated from cuttings. In fact in the 

 report I have on this subject no species tried proved abso- 

 lutely recalcitrant. 



When the seed have been obtained I would advise -the 

 intending planter to place the rearing of the plants for the 

 field in the hands of a competent nurseryman. In Southern 

 California we are very fortunate in having a number of 

 careful and competent nurserymen. Amongst these I can 

 mention Mr. W. S. L,yon, a botanist and former Forester 

 to the State, and J. L. Stengle, both of Los Angeles, the 

 Park Nursery and the Paradise Nursery, Pasadena, and Dr. 

 Francischi, a plant lover, of Santa Barbara. 



In case however the planter desires to overlook or under- 

 take the whole planting I present some notes from the dis- 

 tinguished forest conservator, W. S. Gill, and a paper from 

 Mr. Byron O. Clark. Mr. F. M. Gallagher of the Mentecito, 

 plants his seed in coal oil cans cut in half and trans- 

 planted to the field from these direct without a prelimi- 

 nary picking out. 



The grower, as a check, might well refer to the accom- 

 panying illustration of the seedlings of a number of the 

 species. 



My own experience with Eucalyptus tree planting is 

 that the land should be plowed and the cultivation con- 

 tinued to the second season. The planting of Eucalyptus 

 trees amongst our native Californian brush has proved, in 

 general, a failure. The Eucalyptus trees planted without 

 clearing usually live, but remain stunted or for a number 

 of years grow very slowly. I have some Eucalyptus 

 globulus planted amongst oaks, sycamores and willows 



