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Honey Flora Calendar For January, R S. Coleman

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A look at Flora available in January.

Honey Flora Calendar For July, R S. Coleman

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A look at Flora available for July

Trees Of Western Australia. 79. Eucalyptus Foecunda (Schau.). 80. Fluted Horn Mallee (E. Stowardii Maiden). 81. Eastern Goldfields Horned Mallee (E. Eremophila Maiden). 82. Oldfield's Mallee (E. Oldfieldii F. Muell.), Charles Austin Gardner

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THIS species is a mallee with an average stature of 5-15 feet, with several erect twiggy branches, the bark smooth except at the very base where unshed patches of a dark greyish-brown adhere to the stems, otherwise it sheds in small plates, leaving a smooth grey-brown bark.

Honey Flora Calendar For August, R S. Coleman

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A look at Flora available in August

Wild Life In A Modern Age, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE present human population of the earth is estimated at about 2 1/2 thousand million, and reliable sources consider that this figure will be doubled by the year 2000.

Although the pessimistic forecasts of Malthus have not yet come true, it is obvious that the world's food requirements, must lead to increased exploitation of land and other primary resources, with consequent repercussions on all forms of wild life.

Take Care Of That Wood-Work, H M. Gloster

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

IN these oft-quoted lines, Joyce Kilmer expressed a thought which many of us may have cherished.

Most of us are tree-lovers and few people can witness the felling of a forest giant without a pang of regret. It is consoling to reflect however that "tree-butchery"—the wasteful exploitation of forest resources—is largely a thing of the past.

Honey Flora Calendar For March, R S. Coleman

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A look at Flora available for March

Trees Of Western Australia. 55. Cabbage Gum (Eucalyptus Clavigera A. Cunn. Ex Schau.). 56. Large-Leaved Cabbage Gum (E. Grandifolia R. Br. Ex Benth.). 57. Ghost Gum (E. Papuana F. Muell. ). 58. Rough-Leaved Range Gum (E. Aspera F. Muell.). 59. Weeping Box (E. Patellaris F. Muell.). 60. Silver-Leaved Box (E. Pruinosa Schau.). 61. Kimberley White Gum (E. Houseana W.V. Fitz. Ex Maiden). 62. Poplar Gum (E. Bigalerita F. Muell.), Charles Austin Gardner

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THIS tree is one of the common trees of Kimberley, inhabiting the sandy soils of the sandstone ranges, but is found less frequently on the sandy flat country.

It is most common in northern Kimberley extending as far south as the King Leopold Range, and is less frequently encountered on the plains of the Ord and Fitzroy Rivers.

Honey Flora Calendar For June, R S. Coleman

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A look at Flora available in June

Honey Flora Calendar For May, R S. Coleman

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A look at Flora available in May

Trees Of Western Australia. Eight Eucalyptus Trees From The Tropical North. 47. Long-Fruited Bloodwood (Eucalyptus Polycarpa, F. Muell.). 48. Mountain Bloodwood (E. Terminalis, F. Muell.). 49. Mount House Box (E. Argillacea, V.W. Fitzg. Ex Maiden). 50. Yellow Jacket (E. Lirata W.V. Fitzg. Ex Maiden). 51. Mountain White-Gum (E. Mooreana W.V. Fitzg. Ex Maiden). 52. (E. Oligantha Schau). 53. (E. Brachyandra, F. Muell.). 54. Variable-Barked Bloodwood (E. Dichromphloia, F. Muell.), Charles Austin Gardner

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THIS tree which attains a height of 35 to 40 ft. is one of the common roughbarked trees of the open woodlands of the Kimberleys where the soil is sandy, and it is often associated with the woollybutt (E. miniata).