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3. Sow thinly and evenly. 
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[1 Fes., 1898. 
4. Cover the seeds with their own depth of soil only. 
5. Keep lightly shaded, gradually removing shade as the plants grow 
strong. 
6. Keep moist, but not sodden; do not allow soil to become baked. 
7. Transplant into beds of light soil as soon as plants are a few inches 
high. 
8. Reject all puny and ill-formed seedlings. 
9. Plant out in showery weather before roots become too far advanced. 
This will vary with different plants. 
10. Prune back all straggling or injured roots with a very sharp knife. 
11. Prevent roots being exposed to air by “ puddling”’—7.e., dipping in a 
thick “ paste’’ of clay and water. 
12. Shade by sticking a branch in the earth on the sunny side of your 
young tree. 
Alphitonia excelsa. Red Ash, Eastern Aus- 
tralia. Tree. 
Antidesma Dallachyanum. Herbert River 
erry. : 
Antigonon leptopus. South America. Pretty 
climber. 
Aristolochia elegans. A beautiful climber. 
A.ornithocephala, Dutchman’sPipe. A curious 
climber. Our plant is much finer than the 
type. : 
Barklya syringifolia, A very beautiful Queens- 
land tree. 
Bauhinia alba, B. purpurea. Flowering trees. 
B. Hookeri. Queensland Ebony. <A beanti- 
ful shade tree. 
Bignonia tweediana. A showy hardy creeper. 
Bixa Orellana.  Arnatto Shrub. — South 
America. 
Buckinghamia celsissima. 
flowers. Queensland. 
Cesalpinia pulcherrima. 
Juice. 
Calliandra pulcherrima. 
red tassels. 
Callitris robusta. Cypress Pine. Tree. Aus- 
tralia. 
Caryota Rumphiana. A very handsome palm 
from the Indian Archipelago. 
Cassia fistula. Indian Laburnum. 
pendant vellow flowers. 
C. pistaciefolia. Tree. Yellow flowers. 
Cedrela T'oona. Red Cedar Tree. Queensland. 
A valuable timber tree; wood largely used 
for furniture and many other purposes. 
Chrysophyllum oliveforme. One of the Star 
Apples. Tree. West Indies. 
Coffea arabica. Coffee Shrub. A number of 
yonng plants also available. 
Diploglottis Cunningham. Queensland Tama- 
rind Tree. 
Diplothemium maritinum. Palm. Brazil. 
Dombeya mollis. Shrub. Madagascar. All 
the plants of this family contain strong fibre 
in their bark. 
Duranta Plumieri. The tall growing shrub 
so largely used for hedges in Queensland. 
Erythrina indica. Tree. Most showy flowers. 
Coral Tree. 
Tree with showy 
Barbadoes Flower 
Having flowers like 
Beautiful 
Eucalyptus. Various species. 
ee Smithit. Tree, Lilly-Pilly. Acid 
ruit. 
£. uniflora. Brazilian Cherry. Acid fruit, 
much liked by some. 
Ficus macrophylla. Moreton Bay Fig. 
F, religiosa. Peepul Tree. Fine tree, should 
do well in the North. Useful timber. Large 
leaves ; often used for painting on. 
Gardeniw florida. 
fragrant flower. 
Gleditschia triacanthos. Honey Locust Tree. 
Makes impenetrable hedges if planted closely. 
A good bee plant. 
Fraxinus excelsior. The European Ash, 
Grevillea robusta. Silky Oak. 
Hibiscus clatus. Cuba Bast Tree. 
Tex paraguayensis. Krom the leaves is made 
the celebrated Maté or Paraguay Tea. A 
dense shade. Small tree. 
Lafoensia punicefolia. Tree, 
shade, lowers curious. 
Lagerstremia Jlos-regine, LD. 
showy shrubs. Lose their leaves in winter. 
Macadamia ternifolia. The Queensland Nut. 
Small tree, brilliant green, edible fruits 
(nuts). 
Melia Azedarach. The Neem, or Margosa 
Tree of India. Makes a good shade tree, 
Grows on poor soil. The fruits produce oil. 
Morinda jasminoides. Shrub, Australia. 
Murraya exotica. India. Shrub. Very fra- 
grant. 
Myrospermum percire. Balsam of Peru. 
Nerium oleander. A tall flowering shrub. 
Poisonous. é 
Oreodoxa regia. Royal Palm. South America. 
Panaz elegans. A handsome native tree. 
Panicun crus-galli. A strong-growin ‘ass 
known as Barnyard Grass. Valuable for 
cut fodder. 
Panicum maximum. A nutritious fodder grass. 
Pittosporum cugenioides. New Zealand Tarata. 
Poinciana regia. A beautiful shade and orna- 
mental tree. 
Quercus pelunculata. British Oak. 
Quisqualis indica. Rangoon Creeper. Vigorous 
and beautiful. 
Ravenala madagascariensis. The 'Traveller’s 
Tree. Magnificent foliage. 
Rhipogonum album. Climber. Australia. 
Ricinus communis. Castor Oil Plant. 
improved variety. 
Sabal Adansoni, <A fine palm. 
Schotia latifolia. A good shrub with showy 
flowers. 
Sesbania aculeata. Fibre makes stiong cordage. 
Spondias pleiogyna. Burdekin Palm. Queens- 
land 
A well-known pure white 
Not good for 
indica. Very 
An 
Sterculia acerifolia. Flame Tree. Queensland. 
Tecoma stuns. Shrub. 
Terminalia Arjuna. India. Timber valuable ; 
also produces a gum used locally. 
Thuya pendula. A conifer, j 
Tobacco. Large leaved; and Fly River, New 
Guinea. 
