18th annual catalogue of the Germain Seed and Plant Co (1903) (14579353678)

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Title: 18th annual catalogue of the Germain Seed and Plant Co
Year: 1903 (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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t-classfuel for all purposes; ht. 150 ft. Per oz. 75c. NOS. 326-330 SOUTH MAIN ST., LOS ANGELES. 77 E. leucoxylon.—Victorian Ironbark. Very hard, strong and durable, excelling Hickory in strength.Recommended for underground work in mines, and for railroad ties, bridges, etc.; ht. 100 ft. Peroz. $1.00. E. longifolia.— Woolly Butt. A large tree, of great girth, growing well in any soil. Timber is dur-able and makes excellent fuel. The leaves yield a volatile oil; ht. 200 ft. Per oz. 75c. E. maculata.— Spotted Gum. Wood as strong as English Oak. Extensively employed in ship build-ing and wheelwrights work; ht. 100 ft. Per oz. $1.00. E. marginata.— West Australian Jarrah. (Seecut.) Impervious to teredo and ants, and muchsought after for jetties and piles, and largely exportedfor railroad ties. The timber is easily worked andtakes a beautiful polish. Furniture made from thiswood is much admired. Of quick growth and im-mense size. Suited to dry, barren soils; ht. 200 ft.Per oz. 75c.
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