and Reclamation 



excepting the Monterey Cypress and Monterey Pine, all of them, 

 like the hardier of the European introductions, did fairly well 

 in the sheltered hollows only, where good soil and plenty of 

 water were provided, while the Monterey Cypress and Monterey 

 Pine alone stood the test of braving the storms and the blasting 

 influence of the Summer winds in the more exposed places and 

 the district close to the shore. 



Seeds of a great many trees were also introduced from Aus- 

 tralia and New Zealand as well as from South America, and, 

 much to our surprise, some of these gave fine results, the 

 Acacia longifolia and the Leptospermum proving two of 

 the best for this sort of work, these forming a close thicket 

 of twiggy stems which provided perfect shelter for other 

 species not so hardy. Eucalyptus of many species were 

 set out by thousands, but only the common Blue and the 

 rugged Red Gum were a success in the poorer sands, and none 

 of them could stand the climatic conditions unsheltered within 

 five hundred yards of the salt water. The above mentioned and 

 a few other hardy varieties grew fairly well for a period of ten 

 years, but after that time they seemed to become bark-bound and 

 the growth became stunted, showing that the trees, after they 

 begin to form heartwood, require a richer soil than that com- 

 posed of pure sand. 



It therefore became necessary, in order to maintain a healthy 

 vigorous growth in the young forest trees, to supply them with a 

 foreign fertilizer. This was done by utilizing the street sweep- 

 ings from the down-town streets which were brought out to the 

 Park by electric cars, and, from these cars, distributed by carts 

 and wagons among the starving trees. The change produced by 

 this means was amazing. A few months after the sweepings 

 were spread over the surface, the trees took on fresh growth and 

 appeared to get new life and vigor, the leaves becoming darker 

 and more richly colored. 



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