Aug. 12—We saw a few young trees yesterday which had been brought from the Philippine Islands, they were growing in pots and as we admired them, we wondered if the first of one of the species to be introduced into California was about the same size and if the people who introduced it anticipated that it would become one of their most important timber in due course. We believe they could not have anticipated that the species would replace hickory, and oak for furniture making, floor and other purposes. They probably did expect that in years to come it would not be necessary to import the oil which is distilled from the foliage of the tree. If they did anticipate this, the tree has done all that was asked from it, for we believe that at the present time, almost all eucalyptus oil used in America is produced from trees growing there. The Blue Gum Eucalyptus globulus is native to Australia and apart from its other uses, it has acquired a reputation as an antidote to malaria and it has been planted extensively in swampy regions for this reason. Many attempts have been made to acclimatize the tree in the vicinity of Shanghai, but to the best of our knowledge, all have failed. There should be a way, however, and we hope to succeed one day. We are told that in areas planted with eucalyptus the humidity is less than in areas not planted: that in itself is sufficient incentive to try again, for lew of us like our native brand of humidity, and how nice it would be to say for a change, "It's not the humidity, it's the heat." Our experiments with the Blue Gum have extended over many years and we found that the tree grew so rapidly in the summer that the wood could not ripen and it was easy prey for Jack
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