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was found that horses and cattle dislike this plant as /nutriment. 
It grows quickly again when cut. ! 
THe Tree Tosacco (Nicotiana glauca, Gishentht siesentnd 
and Uruguay. Grows amazingly on the sandy coyntry around 
Perth, Geraldton, ete. On the Greenough flats I/saw a. most 
efficient break-wind made of this quickly- aes arborescent 
species, planted 3ft. to 4ft. apart; with stems half cut through at a 
height of 2ft. with a tomahawk, bent down almost at right angle, 
and tied up to the next plant. From these curved stems numerous 
strong shoots grow straight up, and as they are very elastic and 
almost unbreakable by the wind, make very efficient shelter hedge. 
One of the best of plants to establish, shelter and stay the shifting 
of the sand waves, where the poisonous property of its foliage is 
not objectionable. It is inadmissible to pastoral places on account 
of its deleteriousness. 
THE WEEPING WiLLow (Salix Babylonica, Tournefort, S. 
pendula, Moench).—North China. One of the quickest growing 
and most easily reared of all shade trees. Pasture animals browse 
on the young foliage. The tree is important for consolidating river 
banks, a powerful scavenger of back yards, but apt to undermine 
masonary and to get into cisterns. 
Tur Birrer Wittow (8. purpurea, Linné), Europe, Northern 
and Western Asia, one of the osiers. In deep, moist soil, not 
readily otherwise utilised, it will yield annually per acre four to five 
tons of the best rods, qualified for the finest work. Impenetrable, 
not readily inflammable; screens as much as 25 feet high can be 
reared from it in five years. This species is not touched by cattle. 
For hedges, cuttings are planted only half a foot apart, and must ° 
be entirely pushed into the ground. To obtain additional strength, 
the shoots can be interwoven. Grows well on light soil or warp- 
land, and will grow fairly well on gravelly soil, but not on clay. 
No basket willow will thrive in stagnant water; humid places should 
therefore be drained. The cutting of the shoots is done close to the 
ground after the fall of the leaves. The accidental introduction from 
abroad of destructive saw-flies (particularly Nematus ventralis), 
which prey also on the currant and gooseberry bushes, should be 
guarded against. 
Tur Common OsiER (S. viminalis, Linné), Europe, Northern 
and Western Asia. Height, to 30 feet. The best of basket willows 
for banks subject to occasional inundations. A vigorous grower, 
very hardy, likes to be fed by deposits of floods or by irrigation 
and disposes readily of sewage. One of the best for wicker-work 
and hoops. One of the best willows for copses and hedges, very 
quick growth and foliage, giving deep umbrage. 
Warttes (Acacia) —Quick growing indigenous shrubs or 
middle-sized trees of striking beauty when in bloom, and valuable 
