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a Pye The Rusty Gum yields a strong, hard, heavy, pinkish timber, subject 
a defect of cum-veins, but used for the naves of wheels and in rough car- 
| Mering and outbuildings, and also as afuel. A red-coloured kino or gum- 
| ‘ Nexudes from this tree, which proves yery useful where a strong astringent 
|; “quired. Large quantities are often obtained, and as much as two gallons of 
| fe kino have been obtained from a single tree. ‘The powdery deposit in cold 
| “tions is of a resinous nature, but free from a nauseous smell. 
he flowers of the Rusty Gum are greatly sought after by bees, and they 
Moduce a, thick, peculiarly luscious, dark-coloured honey. 
SIBERIAN FOREST CONSERVANCY. 
Wonder to prevent the increasing destruction of the Siberian forests, the Minister 
13 Agriculture has assigned the sunt of 50,000 roubles to be expended on the 
| ,“tsin the Governments of Tobolsk and Omsk in accordance with the methods 
Y practised in the management of forests in European Russia. 
FORESTRY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 
| ia Meeting of the Riverton branch of the South Australian Bureau of Agri- 
| ‘tte, Mr. Hannaford read the following short paper on “ Forestry” :— 
i nage ot some weeks the subject of forestry has been given some prominence 
| ide “a aily papers, and for years past the planting of trees has met with con- 
| ee le public and individual favour. That this is the case is only natural, 
} 28 that South Australia, of all the Australian colonies, is the worst off for 
1 ny ma forests, and has been dependent for years on the sister colonies for its 
| fey, f, of timber. The question arises—Is it worth our while preserving what 
Orests we have? If it is, are the benefits sufficiently apparent to warrant 
| Mage iture in extensive tree-planting ? I certainly think there are sufficient 
Vinge Why, as a colony, we should do so. This colony is subject to great 
| i, yous in temperature and rainfall, and, healthy as the colony undoubtedly 
“and could often be more comfortable to man and beast physically, 
| ety to the former, at least financially, without in any manner 
1 the ‘cting trom its healthiness. The bleak cold winter winds and 
| bg i blasts of the summer might be toned down and checked in 
York estructiveness to crops and gardens. With regard to timber for public 
Mod We have to go outside of the colony for that which might easily be 
i Raced in the colony by small expenditure, and the timber for fencing and 
tay peddle and private works must be provided by some means. The value of 
| a @4woods for purposes where great durability is required is beyond doubt 
} do OMPares very favourably with timber imported from other colonies. For 
| trey oe purposes, being without coal or other natural heating resources, 
J 00d must of necessity be an important item. Then there is the very 
Ty °rtant wattle and olive-oil industries. The former is, and possibly the latter 
1 erere sufficiently remunerative to encourage the planting on an extensive 
1 the es the wattle and olive by private indiyiduals. Our edible scrub, such as 
1 Ye ° oak and mulga, must, unless grown in protected areas, become less every 
| ao, Th our own district it will not be many years before the she oak disappears 
1 th Sg er, excepting in cemeteries or other protected spots, and the mulga of 
| lente is gradually but surely getting thinned by sheep and rabbits. The 
| ks. a of our bee culture and the protection of our birds might well be 
| pont as one of the direct profits of tree-planting; for honey is a valuable 
| ate table article, and birds, by destruction of insects, &c, contribute very 
| thy, Nally to keeping garden pests in check. Nature having provided us with 
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| “ts, scant as they may be, it behoves us a community to see to iv that we 
| Yop, to posterity a forest inheritance not only equal but superior to what we 
Possess, The growth of trees, in comparison with our own lives, is so slow 
