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feet. A large and magnificent wide-spreading tree ; 

 yielding its milk-sap copiously for caoutchouc." Hill. 



"Perhaps the grandest of Australian avenue trees, 

 and among the very best to be planted, although in 

 poor dry soils its growth is slow. Easily raised from 

 seed." Baron von Mueller. Planted in a moist 

 situation, this quickly becomes a grand tree. 



Cultivation-— Local efforts to raise seedlings have 

 so far been unsuccessful, but the species is easily 

 multiplied from layers and cuttings. Recommend- 

 ed for avenues in moist situations, and for scenic 

 planting generally. Plant at 45 feet apart. 



560 Ficus Cunningham!, Miq. 



This is another Australian species cultivated in 

 the Botanical Gardens. A splendid evergeen tree, 

 rivalling the Java fig in spread and stature, although 

 a little slower in growth. It bursts into young leaf 

 and fruit early in April, or at the same time the 

 Honge breaks into leaf. Leaves alternate, long- 

 petiolate, thinly coriaceous, dark green, midrib 

 and lateral veins ivory-white, ovate to oyate-elliptic, 

 base full, apex rather abruptly pointed ; average 

 blade 2-|-x5-J in., petiole 2-1- in. Receptacle in 

 pairs, shortly pedunculate, crowded on the outer 

 branches, globular, ivory-white with a tinge of 

 green, the size of a gooseberry, attractive against 

 the dark foliage. Except that the fruit might be a 

 little troublesome when falling — not more so than 

 in the case of Ooni — this is a splended avenue tree. 



Cultivation.— It attains its fullest development in 

 deep moist soil. Seedlings come up spontaneously in 

 various places, and cuttings are easily rooted on a 

 hot bed. Plant in large square pits, but not very 

 deep, at 50 feet apart. 



561 Ficus Carica, Linn. Kan. Sime a,tti. Mind. Anjxa. 



Fig.— Sot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. 



