Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-16
The Eucalyptus.

hy AhClO cDOdl0 DO QUILL a QIcllAC u
the eucalyptus tree in come quarters is 9
mystery. Yet it is fact that the mere
mention of the word acts like the ira.
ditional red flag upon the bovine, and
any word of praise for the despiseG tree
is met with bitter condemnation. Here,
for instance, is an expression of this
sort of talk, taken from an interior
paper: ut appears that the eucalyptus
is fast falling into disrepute in this State
the people displaying commendsble in
dustry in cutting down those trees
which, a few years ago, they set out with
such bright visions of outrageous yer.
dure and pleasing ornamentation."
1t is very true that many eucalyptus
| trees are now being cut down, but it is
because they have served their purpose
They were planted for the sake of fire.
wood, and having attained Git size they
are being utilized, for the purpose fol-
which they were destined. The fact is
that for every tree SO removed, dozen,
perhaps hundred, are planted.
The eucalyptus has received the
hearty endorsement of the Board of For
estry as being one of the most valuable
trees for forest purposes that is known.
1t is particularly valuable in California,
because of its ability to thrive upon the
| least amount of moisture, and in situa-
tions where no other growth could obtain
foothold. All through the arid region OF
| the State the good work and valuable
qualities of the eucalyptus can be seen in
| thousands of instances. 1t is true, the tree
may not be valuable as an ornament to
the handsome grounds of the millionaire,
but as good "all-around" for the farmer,
there is nothing yet found which can ap-
proach the eucalyptus. Its rapid growth,
| hardness and reasonable degree of orna-
ment when properly trained, make the
eucalyptus deservedly favorite, and it
is destined to remain so for many years.
1t certainly betrays a lamentable ig-
| norance for anyone to assert that, be-
cause in certain localities well-grown
trees are being converted into frewood,
therefore the tree is falling into disre-
pute. Any nurseryman in the central
or southern part Of the State can give
ample disproof of such a statement.
The eucalyptus, in all its varieties, has
a strong hold upon the popular affection
which will require more than the de-
nunciation of a few uninformed newspa-
pers to loosen.-[ Home and Farm.
W. A. Sanders thus expresses himself
in defense of tree upon which there
has been, of late, disposition to open
warfare: sI have more of these trees
(eucalyptusl growing than can be found
anywhere else in the San Joaquin valley
great monsters, 120 feet tall, contain
ing over cord of wood each, grown
from the seed in the past ten years. You
can see my eucalyptus groves from the
cars of the Southern Pacific Railroad
from Goshen to Fowler, a distance of
over twenty miles. ] wish to add a fact
to your recommendation of this tree, a
fact too important to be overlooked. The
eucalyptus globulus, when grown in
large quantities, gives entire exemption
from mosquitoes. Here at my home we
have acres of dense shade, big, slug
gish ditch that is always full of water,
and in all of our prolonged summer and
autumn heat, never a mosquito, while
among the willows of Kings river, two
miles away, they swarm at times in
clouds and literally devour their unpro.
tected victims.-ITulare Register.