48 EUCALYPTS CULTIVATED IN THE UNITED STATES. 



will need some protection from animals. Rabbits and other rodents 

 sometimes nibble off young plants. If these animals can not be 

 destroyed or excluded from the field, it will be necessary to protect 

 each seedling from their ravages by means of a sheath of woven wire 

 or other suitable material. 



The great usefulness of the trees and the considerable length of 

 time they are likely to remain where planted warrant the planter in 

 giving the 3'oung plants all the attention they need until they ])ecome 

 established. The Blue Gum is one of the easiest of the genus to start 

 and needs less attention than iKost species, but it should be cultivated 

 and protected from rodents for at least the tirst season. Any species 

 should be given at least as much care as would be given a field of 

 corn. The cost per acre for the care of the young seedlings need not 

 be much greater than the cost of caring for a corn crop. To set 

 young trees and then leave them to struggle with weeds, to suffer for 

 want of water, or be injured by animals is not economical. Eucalypts, 

 like most trees, will endure quite unfavorable conditions when once 

 established, but they need careful attention until they become thus 

 fitted to cope with such conditions. 



