The New Orleans bulletin., 1875-11-28
THE EUCALYPTUS.

distinguished firm of seedsmen and
florists of San Francisco recently received
from Udolphc Wolfe & Co, of New York,
an order for seeds of sundry varieties of
the Eucalyptus or Blue Gum Tree, other
wise known as the Tasmanian Fever Tree
When filling the order, the senior member of
the firm wrote an interesting letter, noting
facts relative TO the Eucalyptus, which may
be interesting to many of the readers of the
BULLETIN.
81 can not" says the writer, "give you any
detailed account of the size or appearance Of
any of these trees when grown. The ten
dency of the Eucalyptus Glob,stls is to attain
great height-say 200 to $50 feet. The lower
branches in Aus ralia fall of, leaving in grown
forests the lower limbs from IS to 125 feet
from the ground, with but sparse top foliage.
This can be remedied for lawn or landscape
gardening purposes by trimming back the
leader in pruning. This will make the tree
more 'heady and bushy, and will prevent it
growing so tall"
The writer gives the following interesting
enumeration of the varieties of the Euca-
lyptus:
/. Eucalyptus Calophylla, handsome shady
3 Eucalyptus Fissills, also called Messmate or
Swamp Gum.
g. Eucalyptus biqua stringy bark gum.
4. Eucalyptus Sideroxlon, iron-bark gum.
5. Eucalyptus Melllodora.
6. Eucalyptus Rostrata, red gum for moist
ground.
(orDpIla handsome
pink flowers.
g. Eucalyptus Goniocaly1, one of the trees also
called white gum.
10. Eucalyptus Margioata, or Jarrah Gum, in
dessructble by teredo or any salt water insects;
very hard.
Ii. Casuerina Suberosa, or She-Oak very Pc
culiar tree.
Wood of Australia, used in the manufacture OF
railway coaches, interior fin sh, etc.
These seeds were ordered from and selected by
Baron Won Mueller, of NJ 4lbourne Botanical Gar
dens from the heathiest and most symmetrical
trees which could be found.
13. Eucalyptus Globuus, bought OF s. W..
Moore Co. to-day, and SAID to be fresh. This is
the Blue Gum of Australia, and the tree usually
sought for.
's7rhe Red Gum is much handsomer in form
and foliage than the Blue Gum, and is OF heavier
and stronger wood, and less influenced by rot
and decay when used for posts, railroad ties, ETC.
The Jarral Gum is said to be OF wonderful dura-
bility for piles and wharf purposes, and can be
used for ship planking without copper, as no
marine-wood boring Insect will touch it.
"To cultivate these trees to the greatest sue
cess, it will be necessary to have climate COM
paratively free from heavy frosts. The soil
should be, if possible, deep and rather inclined
to moisture Rocky ground is not suitable for
their culture, as they have center tap root,
which, if broken, made to run of laterally,
the tr 30 will not flourish, but sicken and die.
'sThey should be planted In seed boxes-say
by 8 feet square and - inches deep in rich
sandy loan and grown in that to the height OF
to inches. This should be done in the early
spring, and the boxes kept warm in a hot-house,
or under glass. When or inches high they
should be transplanted to where they will remain
in rows to IL feet apart, according to the ultl-
mate use for which they are intended. The
ground should be well prepared Ike corn ground,
and the trees cultivated the same as corn for
two years.
planting and raising for lawn-purposes, you
do not want the trees to get more than or 3
feet high before they placed in their final 10
cation, for the tap root grows long and will not
stand any abuse.
II do not know that you want so many as have
sent you but If your friends in the South will
grow them ALL and especially the globulus, ros-
trata and mar gnata, IN the immediate vicinity Of
low wet land, productive OF malaria, they Will
find ample reward for all trouble and expense In
the mitigation of mlasmatlc influences. nave
trees less than three years from the seed, now
twenty-five TO thirty feet high and twenty to
thirty inches in circumference.
i have been raising the trees by the lUo,o ,oou anu
have tried in all ways all seeds. The most com:
plete success l have had, has been from seed
selected for me by Baron Won Mueller, at Mel
bourne, on direct order The tree is Of wonder
fui growth loving deep, moist soil, and climate
not subject to heavy frosts.
g | have not seen the article IN the New YORK
World, but have well authenticated accounts OF
French paintings in Algeria, near marshes. where
the effect was to destroy malaria, and prevent all
low forms of fevers. We have here in this State
corroborative testimony of similar character.
ga medical preparation is made by dstillaton
of the leaves similar in effect and used the same
as ouinine and Peruvian bark. AS matter OF
fact we have not as yet had an opportunity Of
fully developing the virtues of the tree. In low
lands subject to malarial Influences, fever and
ague, intermittent fevers, etc., it is wonderful
sanitary agent.
"In planting raise to height Of to 12 inches
in seed boxes transplant into their ultimate loca
tion to 16 feet apart, the ground having beer
first rel plowed, ETC.. as for corn, and ctAiUdt,
Ike corr, for ttco gears. After the lapse of foul
to eight wears thin out to suit convenience, anC
vounS trees will grow from the old stumps
1.-The wood is very hard when dry, burns vel
and is admirably adapted for railroad ties ane
frnce- posts.
Various opinions are expressed as to the
soaptation Of the soil and climate of the Mis-
sissippi delta to the rapid and successfu