General list of high-grade seeds . 00 ft. Oz. $1. Gunnii (Tasmanian Cider Tree). Probably thehardest of the genus. Will stand a consider-able amount of frost. Recommended for allelevated and exposed positions. Good forfuel. Height 80 ft. Oz. $1, lb. $12. Haemastoma (White Gum). Good for fencingand rough building material; also makes afair fuel. Grows particularly well on sandysoil. Height 150 ft. Oz. $1, lb. $12. Hemiphloia (Common Box). Wood very hard,strong and durable above ground; also a first-class fuel for all purposes. Height 150 7 5 cts. Leueoxylon (Victorian Ironbark). Very har
General list of high-grade seeds . 00 ft. Oz. $1. Gunnii (Tasmanian Cider Tree). Probably thehardest of the genus. Will stand a consider-able amount of frost. Recommended for allelevated and exposed positions. Good forfuel. Height 80 ft. Oz. $1, lb. $12. Haemastoma (White Gum). Good for fencingand rough building material; also makes afair fuel. Grows particularly well on sandysoil. Height 150 ft. Oz. $1, lb. $12. Hemiphloia (Common Box). Wood very hard,strong and durable above ground; also a first-class fuel for all purposes. Height 150 7 5 cts. Leueoxylon (Victorian Ironbark). Very hard, strong and durable, excelling hickory instrength. Recommended for undergroundwork in mines, and for railroad ties, bridges,etc. Height 100 ft. Oz. $1. Lonaifolia (Wooly ). A large tree of greatgirth, growing well in any soil. Timber isdurable and makes excellent fuel. The leavesyield a volatile oil. Height 200 ft. Oz. 75 cts. Germain Seed Company, 326-330 South Main St., Los Angeles, Cal. 53 EUCALYPTUS TREE SEED, Continued. EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS (See page 52). Melliorlora (Black Ironbark). Of spreadinggrowth, with a comparatively stout stem, andmakes excellent fuel. The young- trees arelargely used for telegraph poles, and the flow-ers are much sought by bees. One of thestrongest and most durable timbers in theworld. Height 250 ft. Oz. $ Obliqua (Stringy Bark). A quick grower andproduces the best wood for flooring, scantlingand shingles; also used in the manufactureof paper. Inferior as fuel, but makes thebest charcoal tor the forge. Height 300 75 cts. Obtusifolia (Yellow Black Butt). A rapid-grow-ing variety, very good for fuel; also used forstaves, coopers and wheelwrights 120 ft. Oz. 75 cts. Paniculata (White Ironbark). Wood hard anddurable; excellent for railroad ties; also muchused for building fencing, as it splits welland is lasting underground. Height 100 75 cts. Pilularis (Black Butt). Of rapid growth; oneof the best timber-yielding
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