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angophorus growing, especially the first (the accacias) in the 
greatest luxuriance. I afterwards learnt from Sir William 
Denison (the then Governor of Madras) that many millions 
of plants had been established and were growing indifferent 
parts of the Presidency, and that the eucalyptus had been 
found to thrive on arid spots and places where no other 
trees could be grown. As a source of future supply for 
timber the cultivation of the eucalyptus is of course an 
object of the very highest importance. As you are probably 
aware, hundreds of thousands of acres of land that a few 
years ago in New Zealand were open downs or treeless 
plains, are now clothed with a thick forest of the indigenot?,'? 
trees (especially the eucalyptus) of Australia.” 
