Arizona republican., 1898-07-10
You cannot afford to drink colored tea.
 It undermines health, and the coloring hides defects.
 Schilling's Best needs no coloring; it is good enough.

small way
 But what is needed, and in a large way, is good windbreak upon every ranch, also a border to every roadway. Something to cover waste places and
 produce fuel The requirements in
 such trees are: First, ability to re- sist drought; second ability to thrive
 upon poor soil; third, capacity to
 penetrate hardpan of various depths
 and degrees of solidity. There are
 probably many trees that will meet these requirements, but which they
 are remains to be demonstrated. The sooner experiments are made along
 this line the earlier will residents of this section begin to realize to the full est extent the joys of being permitted
 to live in Arizona
 Among the species that promise to
 fill in part this void are the ecualypi,
 of which there are upward of fifty va rieties. Prof. A. J. MacClatchie of the
 university of Arizona. who has de-
 voted much time and attention to the
 study of these trees in California, is of the opinion that there are five va rieties that are suited to the soil and climatic conditions of this section, to- wit: B. gunnii, B. rostrata, B. hem iphloia, E. viminalis and E. Stuart ina.
 The eucalyptus gunnii is a green,
 attractive looking and rapid growing tree It is one of the best frost re- sisters of the genus. These set out in 1890 had in 1894 attained a height of twenty-six feet and diameter of five | inches. In 1895 they were thirty-six l feet high with a diameter of seven l inches, with a spread of twelve feet | The leaves are wavy or kinked. The eucalyptus rostrata. red gum, is a stocky tree about 100 feet tall when
 mature, though it has been known un- | der favorable conditions to attain the
 height of 250 feet. It is considered the hardest species introduced into California. The Hon. Abbott Kinney | is of the opinion that it is admirably adapted to Arizona. MT. Salter, near Phoenix. has had good results with | this variety. In four years it attained
 a height of twenty-five feet with trunk
 diameter of seven inches. at five years 1 it was thirty-four feet higA and ten
 inches in diameter: at six years it was
 thirty-nine feet high and thirteen inches in diameter, with a spread of
 sixteen eet. In it's earlier years it
 is not attractive, but after three or | four years the foliage seems to be-
 come brighter and greener. The tim
 Der is highly valued for it's durability | in ground and water
 1 The eucalyptus hemif1oia is recom- 1 Led Inv MT "aJfov- fill for dry
 sandy situations. The trees average
 at maturity 150 feet in height. It is reported an excellent timber and fuel | tree
 The eucalyptus viminalis is fast grower and will resist 10 degreea Fahrenheit and perhaps lower tenn peratures. while ordinarily about 120 feet height, it has been known in can yons and sheltered situations to attain | upwards of 300 feet Its wood is re-
 markably f1ssile. In its earlier years I it is irregular and dropping. It gives | the best effect in groups
 The eucalyptus Stuartina is allied
 to both the viminalis and the ros;rata It has round leaves of blue color and the branchlets are willowy. It is a ] very hard wood but does not burn well
 or split well. At four years it's height | is twenty feet with a trunk diameter of five inches. At five years twenty 1 five feet high and seven inches diam eter and at six years twenty-eight l feet high and nine inches diameter, and fifteen feet spread of branches is
 about its average growth.
 The varieties noted can all be grown from seed which are easily procured
 and as a money making proposition should engage the attention of ranch men. In subsequent issues The Re publican will take up the accacias and
 other possible desirable trees.