The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1875-01-02
Tie Fever Trgs.

issued by Messrs. Sonntag & Co.,
nJrserymen, San Francisco, furn-
ished us by Colonel Kershaw:
The many virtues &c the Eaca-
lyptus Globulus or Eever Tree are
too wei known TO require any ex-
tended notice froRl us. Exhaust
i've accounts OF the wonderful
properties Of this tree have been
published by the newspapers OF
the world, and il is now generally
acknowledged that no more valu-
able tree than the Eucalyptus
Globulus can he cultivated any
where. Its power of destroying
malaria by its antiseptic exhala-
tions and ggeetabsorption Of mois-
ture by It's roots and throwing il
Off by its leaves into Tie atmo-
sphere, strongly recommends il
for planting in miasmatic districts
and especially III the Southcfn
States, tho climate and soil Of
which are so well adapted TO its
successful cultivation.
Millions Of these trees are grow
ing In California, and Hundreds of
thousands are being added to the
number yearly. it is quite prob
able that ere lougmillions Of these
trees will DO grown III tho South
ern Sta;ee, on the plains OF Tcxas
and in tho Rico fields Of South Ca
rolina and other States, and on
the oyerllowed lands and on banks
of the rivers in this section Of the
country.
Tho Eucalyptus is propagatod
from seed, which in size aud color
resemble onion seed. The tree is
easily raised, grows with remark
able rapidity and takes kindly to
almost any Kind Of soil, growing
ON the hillside, in the lowlands,
in marshy aud on dry ground, on
theopeu plains, IN light sandy and
on heavy soil. 1t makes a fine or
namentaI evergreen shade tree,
and withstanas strong wiuds. Us
graceful foliage and stately form
are objects of much admiration.
The United States Government,
through The Navy and War De-
partments have undertaken the
cultivation of the Eucalyptus for
planting in the National Gene
teries Of the South and on the
Magazine grounds az Norfolk and
Pensacola, where marsh towers So
| ihucn prevail.
In the South seed may be plant
cd AT any seson of the year.
Sow seed in boxes G5 inches long
Is inches wide, aud 3 inches deep,
with holesin the bottom for drain
age, filled with leaf mould or light
sandy soil; cover tho seed with
about one quarter OF an inch Of
this leaf mould or soil, water well
ana keep moderately moist. Shade
the boxes until the seed germi-
mates, when sun may be given
When the trees make second leaf
transplant them into either pot'
or boxes filed with garden soil
two inches from each other, ant
IN rows two inches apart, IN whicl
| condition they may remain unit
| planted IN Che open ground, whici
IL IS advisable 10 90 when they art
from II to 20 inches high. II
transplantins care must be taker
ne<ro break the ballot soil aronnt
the roots Of the trees. mis- car
be accomplished BY cutting witt
q knife or other instrument iht
soil ii blocks around the roots ol
tho trees when removing then
from the boxes.
Even from an ornamental point
Of Wow this tree Is wen worthy
Of cultiyglion. 1'he trunk, o
which tho ousor layers eli bark de-
tach themselves, as iathe Orleulal
Plane, IL smooth euA asf-colorcd
the leaves are blush green, oi
henyoung, often Maueous willie,
often from q half foot TO q foot ii
length, and Tie flowers are large
and a&illary. growing cloac 10 the
stem, either singly or in clusters
of two or iAgee. The tree solue-
times attains tie hight oi 200 feet,
but often flowers when not above
10 feet high.
Besides its very great value as a
timber tree, Il is Of Importance es
. honey-producing tree. The
flowers yield large quantity OF
honey, aud are greatly affected by
bees, at least such ig tho case IN
Australia, where tho honey-bce
Of Luropcintroduced there spread
in o few yenls IN o remarkable
manner and soon established itself
in the forests, in which those trees
form nearly % per cent. Of the
vegetation. The leaves, probably
from their coriaeeous and rcsinous
naturv,a aingularly proofagainst
| locusis. The was feiiocd by M.
| Ramcl In 1865, In q part OF Sore