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native Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) remains hitherto un- 

 rivalled. 



But in preference to an immense array of merely ornamental 

 trees desirable for this country, we shall at this opportunity 

 review rather some of those plants, which would enrich our 

 orchards or our economic fields. The European and the smaller 

 North American Chesnut-trees (Castanea vesca and pumila), the 

 different Walnut-trees, including the Pekan-nut of North 

 America (juglans oliviformis) and the black Walnut, and the 

 shell bark Hickory (Carya alba) of the same country, claim, 

 notwithstanding their deciduous foliage, our advertance. From 

 the borders of the Mediterranean Sea should be transplanted 

 to us the Manna Ash (Ornus rotundifolia), the Liquorice-plants 

 (Glycyrhiza glabra and G. echinata), the Pistacia-tree, with its 

 almond-like fruit (Pistacia vera), the Mastix-tree (Pistacia Len- 

 tiscus), and the Turpentine Pistacia (P. Terebinthus). China 

 might provide us with the Wampee (Cookia punctata), with the 

 Kum Quat (Citrus japonica), and with an another small fruit of 

 the Orange-tribe (Glycosmis citrifolia, also with the eatable 

 berries of Hovenia dulcis, some of the edible Eugenias and 

 jambosas, particularly the Malay Apple-tree (E. Malaccensis), 

 which in all probability will prove hardy in Victoria, further 

 with its indigenous Quince (Cydonica Chinensis), the date-like 

 Kaki (Diospyros kaki) yielded by a fine evergreen tree, with the 

 Jujub, Litchi, and Logan fruit, (zizyphus jujuba, Dimocarpus, 

 Logan et Lichi), of which, the latter two are exported to Europe, 

 and the produce of ornamental sapindaceous trees. It remains 

 to be ascertained, whether not of the different Custard-apples, 

 the Peruvian Cherimoyer (Anona Cherimolia) will show itself 

 hardy in our climate. 



The Eugenia Ugni, from Peru, lately introduced to Europe, 

 has been praised for its delicious fruit, and some of the oxotic 

 Berberries are recommended on similar grounds. We may add 

 yet the North American and South European Date-plum 

 (Diospyros Virginiana and Diospyros Lotus). 



How far the Mate or Paraguay tea, furnished by a kind of 

 holly (Ilex Paraguensis) will succeed under cultivation in this 

 country, and whether this beverage will meet with the appro- 

 bation of the colonists is yet to be ascertained. 



The Corob-tree (Ceratonia Siliqua), yielding an edible pod, 

 known as St. John's Bread, forms a most eligible and useful 

 plant for shrubberies, and the same may be said of the Straw- 

 berry-tree of South Europe (Arbutus Unedo) a lovely bush with 



