Seeds of Forest and Ornamental 
Trees and Shralbs. 
The more expensive kinds can be had in 6d packets. 
D. 
Aberia caffra. —Kei Apple. Bears an edible fruit; usually grown 
as a hedge 
Acacia Baileyana. —Bailey’s Wattle. A drought resistant tree 
of great beauty. The best Acacia for ornamental purposes 
Acacia cultriformis. —Drought and frost resistant; can be used 
for hedges 
Acacia cyclopis. —Rooikrans. Shrubby habit, useful for reclam¬ 
ation of drift sands. 
Acacia deaibata. —Silver Wattle. Hardier than Black Wattle 
but the bark is not quite so valuable. 
Acacia decurrens. —Green Wattle. Closely resembles Black 
Wattle but slightly hardier. The yield of bark is lower. 
Acacia longifolia. —Ornamental shrubby habit, bright yellow 
flowers. 
Acacia meianoxylon. —Blackwood. A useful shade and timber 
tree suited to the cooler and moister parts of the Union. 
Acacia mollissima. —Black Wattle. Produces the best tanning 
bark and succeeds on sour veld. Per 100 lbs 85/- 
Acacia pycnantha. —Golden Wattle. Produces valuable bark 
but the tree is small and the yield not very heavy. 
Acacia saligna. —Port Jackson Wattle. Quick growing and 
hardy, suited to coastal area, useful bark and timber. 
25 lbs at 5d; 100 lbs at 4d per lb. 
Altonia capensis. —“ Klapperbos.” A beautiful shrub from the 
Oudtshoorn district; the showy pink capsules resemble 
small Chinese lanterns. Per dozen seeds 6d. 
Araucaria imbricata. —Monkey Puzzle. 
Aulax cneorifolia. —Yellow flowering, evergreen shrub; allied 
to the Proteas. Per pkt. 6d, ^ oz. 4/- 
ESarosma crenulata. —Oval-leaved Buchu. A handsome flower¬ 
ing shrub, pale mauve, grows to about 4 ft. Per pkt bd ; 
£oz 4/-. 
Bignonia gracilis. —Light evergreen twiner, large trumpet- 
flower, deep yellow 
Serbens Thunbergii. —Per pkt. 6d. 
Callitris robusta. —White Callitris. Slow growing, but reaches 
a fair size, durable soft wood, good shelter for orchards, 
suited to dry districts especially on sandy soil 
Calodendron Capense. —Beautiful large flowers in terminal pan¬ 
icles; pinkish white with purple; very conspicuous. Pkt 6d. 
Casuarina Cunninghamiana.— Beefwood. ‘ A fine large shade 
tree, thrives best near a stream. 
Casuarina equisetifolia.— Coast Beefwood. Grows in saline soil 
and valuable as a sand stay 
Casuarina torulosa.— Forest She-Oak. Grows to 70 feet 
and 2^ feet diameter, good hard red timber, heavy and 
prettily marked, used for cabinet work. Requires good 
soil and warm or medium climate 
Cedrela toona. —Toon. A handsome ornamental and timber 
tree, rapid grower, cedar-like soft wood, likes 
moist localities. Deciduous. 
Cedrus deodara.— The Deodar Cedar. Suited to the High Veld. 
A large tree yielding valuable softwood, ornamental. 
Craetaegus oxyacantha. —English May. White flowering, frag¬ 
rant, a fine sight when covered with red berries in autumn. 
Deciduous. 
Cryptomeria Japonica. —Japanese Cedar. A tall straight- 
growing tree, yields valuable softwood, thrives in moist, 
mountainous localities. 
r oz 
ilb 
lb 
1/- 
3/- 
10/6 
9d 
2/3 
7/6 
9d 
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1/6 
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1/6 
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1/6 
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9d 
2/6 
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7/- 
25/- 
5/- 
3/- 
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1/9 
6/6 
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1/3 
3/6 
12/6 
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17/6 
1/6 
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17/6 
V- 
15/- 
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1/3 
3/6 
12/6 
1/3 
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15/- 
6d 
1/6 
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/9 
5/6 
20/- 
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