HEAVENLY TREE, _Ailanthus glandulosa_, Desf.—From China, from
25 to 30 metres in height by 1 metre in diameter; very sturdy,
and multiplying on all sides from the numberless saplings which
grow from its roots; furnishes fine, hard, well-veined timber.
A good kind for mixed woods and for stock timber in regions 4,
5, 6, 7 and 8. To be sown in rows or planted from saplings.
ALDER TREE, _Alnus glutinosa_, Gaertn.—From Europe and Western
Asia. From 20 to 30 metres in height by 1 metre in diameter.
Grows well in the riparian region, and its wood is useful for
carpentry. Sown in rows, in furrows or in plots.
SPANISH CHESTNUT, _Castanea vesca_, Gaertn.—From Europe, Asia
and Northern Africa. It grows here as a fruit tree, but may be
grown also as a forest stock tree in tall and mixed woods, and
as an auxiliary in timber for cutting in regions 3, 4, 5, 6
and 7. Its wood is principally used for staves, casks, etc. To
be sown in rows as soon as it falls, as the germinative power
is of short duration. It may also be sown in nursery beds, for
transplanting when two or three years old.
CASUARINA (She Oak).—Various species are grown here, chief are
_C. quadrivalvis_, Labill., _C. equisetifolia_, Forst., and _C.
glauca_, Sieb. Herb. We ignore the height to which they may
grow, but many specimens we have are from 20 to 30 metres high.
The mode of reproduction and cultivation is the same as for
eucalyptus. The wood is excellent. Suitable for high woods in
the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th regions.
CEDARS.—Although not yet grown on a very large scale, the
specimens we have of _C. Atlantica_, _C. libani_ and _C.
deodara_, natives of Mounts Atlas, Lebanon and the Himalayas,
are hardy, cold-resisting, and everything points to our
being able to grow them well in high woods intermingled with
cypresses, in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th regions. Its
timber is first class, and useful for many purposes.
SWEET CHERRY, _Cerasus avium_, Moench.—From Europe, where it
grows to a height of 20 to 25 metres, gives splendid wood,
greatly prized for furniture. The few specimens we have
scattered through the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th regions. To be
sown in nursery beds after gathering the seeds, or in layers in
furrows or small holes. The nurslings are transplanted when a
year or two old.
CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA, Don.—From Japan. Grows very well here,
easily attaining the same height as in its native land, which
varies from 30 to 40 metres. A good kind for tall woods on
rich soil. Multiplication and cultivation like that of the
eucalyptus in the 4th, 5th and 7th regions. Trials in the 8th.
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