The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-18
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70 cay that the general prosress OF hortIcultur,
| IL vonderfui despite rather trying eli
mste Our soil IL q deep brown sandy loan and nat
uraliy bears short sven sward which, laid down Ia
turfs or sets and properly attended to. forms tn,
beautiful stretches OF grass in villa garden
here In the warmest situations bougainviIleas BAN
boos and oranges survive the winter but gardenias
tropical hibiscus and the like find the cold TOO mnc
for them. Every other plant pleasant TO the sight
and good for food. less tender than tho above
thrives well here and seems to he quite nj
home one sees tho finest cannas fuchsas tea roses
chrysanthemums. hydranEeas oieanders, and camel
Has, all quite happy side by side. The verandas are
festooned with fassinora edulis and r. curulra Man
devila suaveolens golden, Dutch and trumpet honey
| suekie Physisnthus aliens maurAndya soianum
jasminoidcs. Nirenian creepcr wistarts rlunbago
caponsh dc. Under the veranda will be found sons
good rex and Towering begonias with ahnc specimen
OF our only native tree fern. Cy athea drcgou.
forert trees generally make wonderful progress I
have measured n six year old Eucalyptus yIobulu.
with a trunk fifteen inches in diameter next tho
ground and thirty feet high. Many millions OF euca.
lyptl acacins and pines being planted IN this dis.
trict ana are looking remarkably we'll and rs mining
props IL inches In diameter arc worth Id rcr foot
good profit may DO looked for Hitherto all rough min.
ing timber has been cut by the Beers in the native
forests at great distance and brought here by wagon
but no attempt at forest conservancy or remaining
have been made by our Government supplies from
that quarter must soon fail rinus insignis pinas
ter. =. canariensis. 2. halepensis. and +. pal.
ustrs; Cupessus macrocarpa Ccdrus deodara acacias
in variety nlderI oaks casuarinas all thrive well tx
tensive tree planting In this district have GER
tain good effect South African rivers since this town
Is seated exactly on the watershed OF South Africa
On one side of esburg tho of the
wall which ends in the Atlantic Ocean; the other
the fountain head OF the Lmpopo. which emptics 1t.
self into the Indian Ocean. yet but few fruit trees
have been planted, but such vines. peaches aprcots
anu apples have seen appear to be full of promise
though ia esti
and differs considerably from that of Pretoria The
bno clemaiis Staneyi with its large. pale blue flowers
Is found IN rocky places along with that strange and
handsome amaryld. Vel!os!a equlsetitoia. Buphane
toxicara is now and then see several oxais and hy.
poNis. some abucas. and splendid crnum or bruns.
vigiawith rosy sweetsconted flowers In moist places
n very pretty lomon.yellow orchid. n eulophta. is
found tog sther with fine rose.1Owered plocandra
Dcoma zeyheri is very handsome with white. spiny
everastng.iike flowers Two hcmanthi are found in
rocky places no ane species in the way of
H. hataensis and smaller species with white flowers.
probably IL baurii or woody shrubs n dwarf protea
Is the only one and the only native trees are
dwarfed specimens of Acacia horridN. Truly a won.
derfu change for the has come over this district
within the last hve years
WEATHER NOTES JOHANNESBURG.
Height above sea level, 5000 feet : latitude 20.
Of rainy day ~ F ra - = ~ mSnes
OF ays r r"mi n nSSs
Nay. June July Augns,, nearly rancss North and
faII IL DsSe s jans.ry Ea9raaTy. March ~"
III May. lSb2, there were : deys whCn frost waJ
registered IN June. 70 days. in july. 20 days; Ia
August, q days.
Inc year Just PASSED was exceptionally cold ono
No snow fol- but low, DIST situations eucalyuti
suffered TO some extent,
The lowest temperature in the open in 500 was 49,
IN July; The lowest temperature in mo shade 26'
II fSraa the raj s'm s
shade was 100 IN etrnbCr.
The ranges OF temperature very wide. sudden and
Trying IA MAY. June. july, ANA August. several
chs"ns INC sun telnpeta fell IN day from 1907
to below 400.
The barometer ranged from $50 in July highest to
2hO2 in Decemhtr Lowest.
The greatest range was on Dec, H. in which the
curry fell twenty points IN Twelve hours
TIE rainfall OF ie month of January 1913 was very
heavy, nearly twelve nchcs.