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AUSTRALIAN TREE AND SHRUB SEEDS. 
Eucalyptus globulous. Blue Gum. A very rapid 
growing tree, making valuable timber; height 200 feet. 
Uz., 60c.; lb., $5 00. 
E. Rostrata. Bed Gum. Oz , 50c.; lb., 18 00. 
*E. bioolor. Black Box. A valuable timber tree; it 
is equal to the best Ironbark for all the purposes for 
which that wood is used, and is more easily wrought. 
It is sometimes called “Ironbark,” 100 to 150 feet. Oz., 
V5c. 
*E Citriodora. Lemon-scented Gum. A useful 
timber. The strong lemon scent which is emitted when 
the leaves are gently rubbed, is equally powerful and 
agreeable with that of the lemon-soented Verbena. Oz., 
7f>e. 
*E. hemipholia. Common Box. A hard but use- 
ful timber, strong, tough and durable, but will not last 
sunk in the ground. It is also a first-class fuel for do- 
mestic use or other industrial purposes. 100 to 150 feet. 
*E longlfolia. Woollybutt. An average sized tree, 
fair limber for fencing and building purposes; it is a 
good fuel for domestic use; very durable. 100 to 120 feet. 
Uz., Y5e. 
*E leuooxylon. Crimson Flowered Eucalyptus. 
This is a very ornamental species of Eucalyptus; having 
largo and very beautiful flowers, color crimson; and as 
the tree flowers while quite young, it is very desirable as 
an addition to the shrubbery or flower border. Oz., 75c. 
*E obliqua. Stringy hark. The best wood for floor- 
ing boards and rafters. It is of very quick growth, in- 
ferior fuel, but produces the best charcoal. 120 feet. Oz , 
75c. 
•E. paniculata. Common Ironbark. For most 
purposes is equal to the last species, and is more easily 
split into shingles or palings, it is as lasting and as good 
fuel as other Ironbarks; the wood is not so dark in color. 
150 feet. 
•E paniculata var. , mycrophylla. Small-leaved 
Ironbark. The wood of this species is used for fencing 
CONIFERS AND EVERGREEN TREE SEED. 
Arbor Vitse, American. Thuja occidentalis. Use- 
ful for hedges and wind breaks. Uz.,30c., lb., $3 00. 
Chinese Arbor Vitse. A small, elegant tree, with 
erect branches, and dense flat, light green foliage, be- 
comes brown in winter. Uz., lb., 25c.; $2 50. 
Golden Arbor Vitse. A variety of the Chinese, 
nearly spherical in outline, with bright yellow tinged 
foliage. Beautiful. Oz , 50c., lb., $5 00. 
Fir Balsam. Balsamea A small evergreen tree of 
symmetrical growth, and conical form when young. Of 
rapid growth, with rich, green foliage. Oz., 80c , lb., 
$3 00. 
Fir Silver. A well known evergreen tree, tall sym. 
metrical, very valuable, Oz., 15c., lb., $1 50. 
Larch European. Larix Enroptea. Valuable for 
forest planting. Oz.,15c., lb., $1 50. 
Magnolia Grandiflora. The most majestic of all 
American trees, a native of the Southern States perfectly 
hardy here. Oz., 25e,, lb., ®2 50. 
Pine, Scotch Finns Sylvestrls. One of the most 
valuable of European varieties. It is hardy, of rapid 
growth, and adapted to a great variety of soil and 
climate. Oz , 20c., Ib., $2 00. 
Pine, White, or Weymouth. Finns Strobus. An 
old, well known and useful tree. Of gigantic proportions 
and rapid growth. Oz., 80c, lb., ¥8 00, 
and many purposes, the same as the other Ironbarks. 
But the wood being of a nature much more easy to work, 
to which the hardness of the other sorts offers an ob- 
stacle, first-class fuel. 120 feet. Oz., 75c. 
*E. robusta. Swamp Mahogany. A good lasting 
timber for house carpentry and many kinds of turnery, 
but not durable in the ground. 150 feet. Oz., 75c. 
•E. siderophloia. Dark or broad-leaved Ironbark. 
The most valuable wood for piles, girders, railway sleep- 
ers; and for every purpose in which strength and dura- 
bility are required. This specie is the strongest of all 
Australian timbers, and superior to most as fuel for steam 
engines, as it throws oflf more heat, etc. 150 feet. Oz., 
75c. 
Acacia decurrens. Black Wattle. Oz.. 50c., lb., 
$5 00 
Acacia melanoxylon. Lightwood. Oz., 50e. 
Acacia mollissima. Oz. 50o. 
♦Acacia pyenantha. Golden Wattle. Oz.,50c., 
lb., $5 00. 
Acacia floribunda. Oz , 60c. 
Acacia lopantha. Crested Wattle. Oz., 25c., lb., 
$2 00 . 
Dracena indlvisa- A very de.sirable tree for a gar- 
den or a lawn, of graceful habit, makes rapid growth, 
very hardy, native of New Zealand. Oz., 50o., lb., $4 00. 
Grevillea robusta- Silk Oak of East Australia. 
Beautiful fern-like foliage, attains a height of 100 feet, 
withstands drouth, of rapid growth, and flowers when 
about twenty feet in height, then it is a sight worth see- 
ing, covered from top to bottom with bright orange 
scarlet flowers. Fkt. 50o., oz., $2 00. 
Pittosporum eugenoides, nigrescens. and undu- 
atum. Valuable evergreens; an ornamental shrub or 
tree from Southern Australia. Fkt., 25c.; oz., $1 00. 
Pepper Tree. Schinus mollc. A handsome, orna- 
mental evergreen tree, of graceful habit, light green 
foliage, and bright scarlet, berries; a desirable tree for 
parks and lawns. Oz„ 26c., lb., $2 CO. 
Bed Cedar. Jnniperus Virginians. Very valuable 
timber, and fine ornamental tree. It will stand the dry 
hot winds, and for wind-breaks, as well as for fence 
posts, the Red Cedar is invaluable, symmetrical in growth 
and readily shaped with the shears; it is one of the most 
useful trees. After properly planting, it will stand more 
neglect than any other evergreen. Oz., 15c., lb., $1 50. 
Spruce Hemlock. Canadensis. A known evergreen 
tree of high latitudes. It is one of the mostgraccful of 
spruces, with light and spreading branches almost to 
the ground. It is a beautiful tree for the lawn and makes 
a highly ornamental hedge. Oz.,40c., lb., $4 00. 
Spruce Norway. Abies Excclsa. A popular variety 
from Europe. Extensively planted for ornamental pur- 
poses, and for timber and wind-breaks. It is easily trans- 
planted or grown from seed and succeeds in a great 
variety of soils and climate. Oz., 15c.; lb., fl 50. 
Brahea Filamamentosa. California Fan Falm, a 
hardy, vigorous growing plant; foliage very regular, of a 
bright green, deeply and regularly pinnated, the margins 
being covered with hair-like filaments, giving them a re- 
markable appearance. They are beautiful decorative, 
plantain all respects, for in or outdoor use. Oz., 30o., lb, 
$3 00 
