GERMAINS 
FLOWER SEEDS 
EUCALYPTUS 
“ THE TIMBER OF THE FUTURE ” 
The Eucalyptus will un¬ 
doubtedly be one of the most 
important sources of the gen¬ 
eral timber supply for the 
United 'States. The Govern¬ 
ment Bureau of. Forestry 
makes the statement that at 
the present rate of destruc¬ 
tion, the timber supply of 
this country will be ex¬ 
hausted in less than 20 years. 
There is an increasing de¬ 
mand for hardwood timber, 
and as most of the Eucalypt 
will not stand a lower tem¬ 
perature than 15 to 20 deg. 
Fahrenheit, it is up to us to 
grow them here on the Coast 
and interior valleys. 
Plant now—for now is the 
time. To be first in the field 
to supply the needs, is to 
reap great profits. There are 
no hardwood trees that will 
grow as rapidly as the Euca¬ 
lypt. They will make ties in 
7 to 10 years, and poles 40 
to 50 ft. in 8 to 10 years, and 
each year increases their 
value. 
If we take into considera¬ 
tion the small area in which 
this tree can be grown on 
account of its intolerance of 
frost, and the ease with 
which we can grow this val¬ 
uable timber, we can begin 
to appreciate how much a 
few acres of Eucalyptus will 
be worth in a few years. 
Eucalyptus Rostrata or Red 
Gum, is one of the most val¬ 
uable, and it grows under a 
variety of climatic condi¬ 
tions. It is one of the best 
all-around trees; it thrives at 
the coast; on the dry mesas; 
in the foothills, and in the 
dry, hot valleys of the in¬ 
terior. The usefulness of 
this timber is due to its 
durability, both underground 
and in water, as it is almost 
as hard as iron. It is used 
for all kinds of furniture, as 
it takes a beautiful polish. 
For telegraph poles, posts, 
piles and street curbing, it 
has no equal. 
Eucalyptus Globulus—Second Growth. 
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