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How to plant and grow it: The seeds are planted in shallow furrows, similar 
to other nursery stock, and should be cultivated for one or two years before 
transplanting. In planting the grove, the distance may be made not to exceed ten 
feet apart, allowing for a ten-years’ growth, and then if desired, cut out alter- 
nate trees for use, allowing the remaining double space, which will be ample 
for the greatest growth attainable. There has not been to my knowledge any 
experiment made with it as sawed lumber. But there is no reason why it would 
not be valuable in that way. The great feature of the tree is its adaptability to 
any sort of soil or environment. It has been equally thrifty in dry, rocky hill land 
as in swampy corners. And owing to the great penetration of root, it has been 
EUCALYPTUS BRANCH, LEAVES AND FLOWERS 
found that wet land has become arable owing to the roots breaking up the hard- 
pan, allowing the water to percolate to the sand or gravel substrata, thus acting 
as a draining system for wet spots. In the matter of climatic range the experi- 
ment has not been tried to test this point. Authorities usually give it a range in 
temperature down to thirty degrees. 
There have been many medicinal qualities claimed for the tree, and in Califor- 
mia an extensive industry has been established in making Eucalyptus oil, used 
both as a liniment and internal remedy for various ailments. But this feature is 
