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Germain Seed Company, 326-330 South Main St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
EUCALYPTUS TREE 
Rudis (Desert Gum), Highly recommended bv Prof. A. 
J. McClatchie, of the Experiment Station of Phoenix, 
Arizona, as a valuable variety for arid regions, with¬ 
standing heat, cold and winds, unsurpassed by any 
other variety. Height 100 ft. Oz. $1, lb. $10. 
Saligna (Weeping Gum). Very ornamental. Leaves and 
general habits are like the Babylonian Willow. Good 
for fuel. Height 75 ft. Oz. $1. 
Siderophloia (Dark, or Broad-leaved Ironbark). Wood 
very hard, light-colored and heavy, of great strength 
and durability, and is used for railroad ties, spokes, 
shingles, bridges, jetties, etc. It is stronger than 
hickory. As fuel, it gives more heat than any other 
kind. Height 200 ft. Oz. $1. 
Stuartiana (Apple-scented Gum). A medium-sized tree 
with drooping branches. Good for fuel. Height 100 
ft. Oz. $1. 
Sieberiana (Virgata) (Mountain Ash). Wood of excellent 
quality, strong and elastic, and may be used for all 
purposes where hickory and ash are at present used. 
It splits easily and is soft to work. Also a most excel¬ 
lent fuel. Grows on mountain tops and stony ridges, 
sometimes found in lowlands. Height 150 ft. Oz. $1, 
lb. $12. 
Tereticornis (Gray Gum). A very handsome, large- 
growing variety. Wood durable and useful for 
shingles, flooring, etc.; also an excellent fuel. After 
years of close study and observation, Prof. McClatchie 
states he believes this tree to be superior to E. ros- 
trata, as it makes a straighter trunk and is a better 
grower. Height 200 ft. Oz. 75 cts., lb. $9. 
Viminalis (Manna Gum). A hardy, rapid-growing va¬ 
riety, and well suited to exposed situations. Height 
300 ft. Oz. 75 cts., lb. $7.50. 
N. B. We are frequently asked to recommend a variety 
of the Eucalyptus. This we hesitate to do, as there are 
so many things to be taken into consideration, as cli¬ 
mate, situation, soil, etc., but to give a general idea of 
their adaptability, we might mention a few varieties 
that have particular merit: The E. rostrata , E. tereti- 
cornisi which, by the way, are practically the same, be¬ 
ing but a slight botanical difference), E. corynocalyx, 
E. Rudis and E. Polyanthema being all very valuable 
and at the head of the list of our interior valleys, where 
heat, cold and dry winds are to be considered, and the 
timber of each being valuable, especially of the three 
first-named varieties. In such locations they will prob¬ 
ably have to be reared under irrigation. Along the 
coast and in moist locations the list of available varieties 
is almost unlimited, and to a great extent will need no 
irrigation after established. The great variety of pur¬ 
poses the Eucalyptus family can be put to is unequaied, 
we believe, by any other species of trees. The subject is 
inexhaustible; for every purpose of utility that other 
SEED, continued 
timber is put to, the Eucalypt—some variety—is avail¬ 
able, and its rapid growth and hardiness in semi-tropic 
climates renders it the most valuable species of timber 
tree on the globe. 
EUCALYPTUS robusta (See page 60) 
CONIFER AND MISCELLANEOUS EVERGREEN TREE 
AND SHRUB SEEDS 
All seeds quoted at less than 50 cts. per oz. we will supply at 10 cts. per pkt.; those quoted at 50 cts. and upwards, 
at 15 cts. per pkt. 
BUXUS sempervirens (Evergreen Box). A hardy com¬ 
pact-growing evergreen of dwarf habit. Height 
8 ft. Oz. 20 cts., lb. $2. 
CAMPH0RA officinalis (Camphor Tree). From the tree 
the gum camphor of commerce is extracted. Height 
50 ft. Oz. 25 cts., lb. $2.50. 
CEDRUS deodara (Himalayan Cedar). A noble and beau¬ 
tiful evergreen of pyramidal form; foliage bluish 
green, graceful and drooping. Height 100 ft. Oz. 
50 cts., lb. $5. 
Libani (Cedar of Lebanon). A most beautiful ever¬ 
green for lawn decoration. Height 80 ft. Oz. 50 
cts., lb. $5. 
CRYPT0MERIA elegans (Fine-leaved Japan Cedar). Foli¬ 
age glaucous green, resembling a feathery Arau¬ 
caria, which in winter turns to reddish brown. 
Height 50 ft. Oz. 50 cts. 
Cryptomeria Japonica (Japan Cedar). A splendid conifer 
for isolated situations on lawns. Height 75 ft. 
Oz. 30 cts., lb. $3. 
CUNNINGHAMIA Sinensis. A lofty evergreen tree, resem¬ 
bling the Araucaria excelsa in foliage, but more 
feathery and less rigid. Height 100 ft. Oz. $2.50. 
CUPRESSUS Goveniana (Goven’s Dwarf Cypress). A 
native variety from the coast range around Santa 
Cruz. Very ornamental. Height 30 ft. Oz. 40 cts., 
lb. $4. 
Guadalupensis (Blue Cypress). A rapid-growing, up¬ 
right variety, with bluish foliage. Very ornamental 
for lawns and cemeteries. Height 50 ft. Oz. 50 cts., 
lb. $5. 
Macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress). Too well known to 
need description. Useful for hedges, wind-breaks, 
etc. Height 50 ft. Oz. 10 cts., lb. $1. 
