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No. 607. 
CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA, 
mae Order. 
MON@CIA MONANDRIA. 
This singular tree is a native of New 
Holland and the South Sea Islands, where 
it attains a large size, and the wood is used 
by the natives for their clubs. It was intro- 
duced many years since, and forms a very 
good variety in a greenhouse or conser- 
vatory, where there is plenty of room. It 
needs no more than mere protection from 
frost, being not at all tender. The 
blossoms, which are curious, are produced 
in the autumn with us. 
It may be propagated by cuttings, or 
with more certainty and advantage by seeds, 
which are often. brought over: the soil 
should be loam and peat. 
