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Most of- us know the white mulberry (Morus alba) whose leaves are so useful as 
food for silkworms. It will stand much drought, and hence is specially valuable on 
that account. 
Morus nigra, the black mulberry tree, the species which yields the luscious fruit, 
has large coarse foliage, and prefers damp situations. If it gets moisture it is tolerant 
to both heat and cold. Both mulberry trees should be grown far more extensively 
than they are. 
Paulo wnia imperialis is one of the gorgeous flowering trees. It bears immense 
masses of large purple flowers. It comes from Japan, and is intolerant of the heat of 
Sydney, but is very fond of cold, damp localities. 
Then we have the planes, of which we have two principal ones Platanus orientalis, 
the ordinary or eastern plane, and P. occidentalis, the western plane. The one commonly 
grown in New South Wales is orientalis, and it is more generally hardy with us than 
occidentalis. The latter requires damper situations and better soil for its development. 
Both are, however, when well grown much alike, their differences being chiefly of a 
botanical character. The planes are very handsome trees, and to be recommended, 
but like most other trees, are apt to be withered looking after the hot winds of summer 
and early autumn. 
The poplars are deservedly esteemed. They all love damp, cold situations, yet 
nevertheless, all do fairly well in Sydney. The principal ones are Populus fastigiata, 
the upright or Lombardy poplar ; P. alba, the white poplar, which has the bad quality 
of producing a plentiful crop of suckers ; P. angulata, the Water or Carolina poplar of 
the United States ; P. betulijolia and P. nigra. The timber of poplars is used for wheel- 
brakes, and it is tough and will not split. The upright poplar perhaps stands most 
drought of them all. P. Bolleana, the Bolle poplar, is one of the numerous forms of 
P. alba, the White or Silver Poplar, and it is the best of the silvers for our State, as it 
suckers least. 
Here I may say that a great many plants and animals are most estimable, but 
have perhaps one serious drawback. The perfect man, horse, or tree requires to be 
discovered. For example, the White poplar is, in my estimation, a charming tree, 
but it suckers abominably, devastating lawns and flower borders a considerable distance 
away. Consequently the situation sometimes becomes intolerable, and it may be that 
the death-warrant of the White Poplar is occasionally signed simply because of its 
one bad habit. 
The Rowan or Mountain Ash (Pyrus aucuparia), with its beautiful pinnate 
foliage and lovely masses of highly-coloured graceful small fruits, will flourish in the 
coldest localities and is a choice tree. 
The deciduous oaks are many, and we can only refer to a few of them. Quercus 
Uedor, the Southern White Oak of the United States, is a useful species which grows 
fairly well in Sydney, but requires deep rich soil and a cooler situation. 
