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seed a new generation could be introduced in a few years that 
would succeed. I would recommend especially for trial E. 
Corymbrosa, found in forests associated with E. abergiana, and 
also I would especially recommend E. alba, a species extending 
to the islands north of Australia, particularly interesting, as 
perhaps, forming a link between the Melaleucas and Eucalypts. 
It is stated that Cajeput oil is sometimes distilled from its 
leaves. 
Owing to the difficulty of sprouting all Myrtaceous* seeds of 
trees, the least humidity in the air, or rain damping off the 
young seedlings, it would be more desirable to ship plants from 
California when well established, in pots. We have growing here 
nearly seventy species of Eucalypts; also some twenty-five to 
thirty other Myrtaceous plants suitable for experiment. In no 
other region in America have so many plants of this great Aus¬ 
tralian family of Myrtacea been introduced. This is owing to 
their finding here so congenial a home. 
In conclusion I would ask the Academy of Sciences of 
Southern California to endorse the establishment of a Botanical 
Experiment Station near Eos Angeles, or in our parks, for the 
following reasons: 
Because vegetation recognized as antiseptic is largely West¬ 
ern Australian, and trees from this region have been so uniformly 
successful here. In no other portion of America do so favorable 
climatic conditions prevail. 
Because the investigation of these various growths and their 
comparative antiseptic value would confer on mankind and the 
American people a greater benefit than any other experimental 
station by promoting health and prosperity in regions now 
almost uninhabitable for the Anglo-Saxon race. 
Garvanza, 
Eos Angeles, California. 
A. Campbell Johnston. 
