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Title: General list of high-grade seeds
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Germain Seed and Plant Company Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs Plants, Ornamental Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs Fruit trees Catalogs Greenhouse plants Catalogs Poultry Equipment and supplies Catalogs Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Germain Seed & Plant Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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strongest and most durable timbers in theworld. Height 250 ft. Oz. $1.25. Obliqua (Stringy Bark). A quick grower andproduces the best wood for flooring, scantlingand shingles; also used in the manufactureof paper. Inferior as fuel, but makes thebest charcoal tor the forge. Height 300 ft.Oz. 75 cts. Obtusifolia (Yellow Black Butt). A rapid-grow-ing variety, very good for fuel; also used forstaves, coopers and wheelwrights work.Height 120 ft. Oz. 75 cts. Paniculata (White Ironbark). Wood hard anddurable; excellent for railroad ties; also muchused for building fencing, as it splits welland is lasting underground. Height 100 ft.Oz. 75 cts. Pilularis (Black Butt). Of rapid growth; oneof the best timber-yielding species, much usedfor flooring boards, railroad ties and tele-graph poles. Height 300 ft. Oz. $1. Piperita (Peppermint Gum). Timber valuablefor fence-rails, shingles, etc. Yields a greaterquantity of oil than any other variety, andis of remarkably quick growth. Height 300ft. Oz. $1.
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EUCALYPTUS GONIOCALYX (See page 52). Polyantliema (Australian Beach, or Red Box).The timber is much used for mining pur-poses, and for all underground work, beingremarkably hard and durable. Also an ex-cellent fuel. Flowers good for bees. Thrivesin temperate and cold climates, withstand-ing much cold, and s.ucceeds in dry, hillycountry. Height 250 ft. Oz. 75 cts., lb. $9. Reg-nans (Royal Mountain Ash). A very scarcevariety, growing to a large size, and veryhardy. Grows on the hill slopes of the Aus-tralian Alps, near the snow line. Timber dur-able and excellent for fuel. Height 200 ft.Oz. $1.25. Resinifera (Forest Mahogany). A superior tim-ber of large size, prized for its strength anddurability. Suitable for tropical climates;likewise, cool climates near the coast. Finefor interior house work. Height 200 ft. Oz. $1. Robusta (Swamp Mahogany). Thrives best onlow grounds, especially near the seacoast. Aremarkably healthy, robust variety. Height100 ft. Oz. 75 cts., lb. $8. Rostrata (Red

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