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trees planted by myself having already attained a girth, at three feet from 

 the ground, of 25 feet ; E. ficifolia, with its scarlet-coloured blossoms, 

 rendering it a striking object in full bloom, in contrast with E. robusta, 

 which has white flowers. Then there are many varieties of the Acacia, 



Fig. 6.— Watsonia eosea. (Journal of Horticulture.) 



which in their season yield an abundance of yellow bloom ; varieties of 

 Grevillca, of Casuarina, of Metrosideros (both drooping and erect, and in 

 three colours), Castanospermum australe, of Pittosporum, of Veronica, 

 Myrtacecz, Jambosa, and Agathis australis, syn. Dammava austmlis or the 



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