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Al'STRALIA, possessor of 10
ninny features unfumlllur to
the rest of the world, might be
catalogued by nature lover
by her tree and her birds. One read
ily understands why the Australian
loves bit trees. The groves of giant
eucalyptus form pictures never for
gotten, and the scent of the wattle
brines homesick feeling like the
smell of the sage to a Westerner
The flora Is not only beautiful. It Is
unique, without counterpart In other
lands. Of the 10,000 species of plants
most of them are purely Australian,
and are unknown even in New Zea
land. The general Impression one
gets of Australian forests Is their
total unlikeness to anything seen else
where. The great forest of timber
trees are not damp and shaded and
all of one species, but are well lighted
and filled with other forests of short
er trees; In places llie woods consist
of large widely spaced trees surround
ed only by bunch grass, and even to
areas where water Is not to be found
on the surface for hundreds of square
miles true forest of low trees are
present.
Forms which may be recognized as
tulip. Illy, honeysuckle and fern take
on a surprising aspect They are not
garden flowers, but trees, and the
landscape of which they form a part
reminds one of the hypothetic!)! rep
resentations In books of science of a
laudscape of Mesozulc time, a period
antedutlng our own by millions of
year.
The tree are indeed those of a by-guue-
age. In America and Europe
shadowy form of fossil leaves of
strange plant species are gathered
from tire rock and studied with In
terest ; In Australia many of these
ancient trees are living. The Impres
sion that one Is looking at a land
scape which has forever disapiwured
from other parts of the world I so
vivid that the elms and ni.-ples and
oak In some of the city street strike
a Jarring bote. The transition from
Jurassic to modern times I pain
fully abrupt
' With a flora of such great Interest,
It occasions no surprise to find that
Australia I the home of many emi
nent botanists, and that geologic his
tory I a common subject of study
In schools.
Eucalyptus th National Trt.
Australia Is the home of the won
derful eucalyptus, a tree about whirl
a fair-sized library of books and
pamphlets has been written, without
exhausting the subject For geological
age the eucalypti have remained un
disturbed In tills "blologlcul backwa
ter," and, spreuding over th con
tinent have adapted themselves to
many varieties of soil and climate and
elevation. About 800 aiieclc have al
ready been discovered In the small
part of th continent explored by
botanist.
The eucalypt Include some of the
tallest tree In th world. The Vic
torian forest department records
trees which measure Sl.1l, 333 and 842
Xeet nod state thai there are "scores
of tree about 300 feet In helgf.t'
Th surveyor of the Dunden.ng
ranges made notes of the tallest trees
felled during an eight-year period and
reports that "all those measured were
over 300 feet In length."
Eucalyptus trees reproduce them
selves readily and grow about (even
time more rapidly thnn oak or hick
ory. From a ton of bark of the gimlet
tree was obtained by analysis 410
pounds of tannin extract and SOS
pounds of oxalic acid. From the guiu
and leaves of these trees come also
FOR THE BRIDE
A most beautiful gown for the mod
ern bride Is of the conventional white
satin, ontrlmmed except for a tiny
yoke or real laee, with a skirt that Is
short In front and very long In back.
Silk Pique
French blue silk pique fashions
I most smartly tailored tuck-In blouse
for a black kasha suit that ha fringed
hem, fringed coat bottom and fringed
ash.
the highly valuable eucalyptus oil,
from which no less than twenty-seven
constituents have been distilled for
pharmaceutical purpose and for the
separation of metal by the flotation
process.
The eucalyptus la the great timber
tree of the contlneut Of sixty vari
eties In Victoria, twenty have blgb
commercial value and are finding an
ever-increasing market The Tas
manlan blue gum I one of the strong
est densest, and most durable wood
In the world. Timbers 2 feet square,
exceeding 100 feet In length, are
readily obtained, and, when used for
piling, need not be weighted, for the
density of the wood a aucb that It
sinks in water. Their strength Is
twice that of English oak, and they
are practically Immune from attack
t y the teredo, which play such havoc
with ordinary timbers.
The Jarrah, a eucalyptus of west
Australia, Is another famous tree. It
b one of the few woods of the world
which successfully resist the ravage
of white ants; It Is practically Im
mune from the attack of marine bor
ers, and, like the Iron-bark of Vic
toria and New South Wales, ha been
known to withstand Ore better than
Iron girder.
Many Beautiful Birds.
Australia I (locked with beautiful
birds, many of them of unusual as
pect The man who originated the
popular saying that "Australian bird
have plumage, but no song," must
have lived In sound-proof box.
Among the 773 species are Included
some of the most brilliantly colored,
sweetest voiced and most unusual
birds In the world.
Along the northeast coast I th
bower bird, which adorns It nest
and decorate It playing ground with
ihells, seeds, and other bright ob
jects, not despising brass buttons and
cartridge case.
Th lyre bird, famous for Its plum
age, 1 the rival of the mockingbird
of tiie South In sweetness of ton and
skill as a mimic The crow-shrike
(magpies"), the brown flycatcher
("Jucky winter"), the bush warbler,
the ruck warbler, the reed warbler,
the bush lark, the cuckoos, the boney
enters, and the "willy wagtail,' con
stitute parts of a bird chorus difficult
to surpuss. Cockatoos are as com
mon In Australia as crows In the
Central West ; even In the desert flocks
are frequently seen. Some of them
are excellent talkers, most of them
gorgeously dressed.
'A most surprising bird Is the koo
kooburra, or laughing jackass. All at
once In the quiet bush com loud
peuls of uproarious, mocking laughter,
erne Is not Inclined to Join In the
merriment It all seems as foolish and
weird as If an Idiot boy were disturb
ing a congregation In church. When
the source of the laughter I located It
turn out to be silly-looking bird
with clumsy, square body and open
mouth, sitting unconcernedly on
stump.
The Ibis occur by thousands, and
th gigantic black-necked stork, or
Jablru, Handing 5 feet high, Inhabit
the swamps of the northern coast
while the graceful black swan fre
quents th estuaries and lakes. The
mallee hen and the brush turkey build
mounds of stick, leave, and earth 8
to 10 feet blgb.
The cassowary of the forest of
Queensland and I'apua and the emu,
which I found throughout the con
tinent are unknown outside the Aus
tralian region. The emu I the na
llouul bird and shares with the kan
garoo the task of upholding the shield
on the commonwealth coat of arms.
It Is a powerful bird and can run at the
rate of in to 20 mile an hour,
LIZARD-SKIN HOSE
New lisle sport hosiery hav i
himd blocked lizard skin der'gn (n
tones of ton and soft gray and
browns. One wear them to match
gray and tan lizard shoes.
Suits of Pique
For girl nothing could be more at
tractive thnn a suit of pique In dell
cute pink or blue. The coat are quite
long and simple and the waists are
made of figured rtlmltr.
An Oxford undergraduate, a son
of the vicarage, discovered he w
uncomfortably short of money, so he
spcut some time concocting a letter
that would have the right effect upon
a somewhat severe pareut
When finally completed, th letter
read a follows:
"My dear father, I wonder If you
will oblige me very greatly by send
ing me a copy of this month's parish
magazine, and five-pound note? P.
8. IWt forget the parish uiaga-
line."
Ancient
Bride Iloo. hool Walter doesn't
like my cooking.
Her Mother How do you know?
Docs he say soT
Bride He dldnt come right out and
assay so, but he told me he liked
fruit enke to be at least six month
old and we've only been married
five weeks!
WHAT FLAVOR?
"I shor got In a Jam yestlddy, Jim
my." "What klnda Jam, Mil V
"Think It wua strawberry,"
Not Respontible
Husband (anxiously) My wife seem
not to have the slightest Interest In
life.
Doctor What makes you think
tbatT
"Well. Tve tried her with golf, bil
liards, football and racing, and It's
Just Uke talking to stone!"
Wonderful
"Ton know Coothby great fellow
for detail."
"He Is. that I lie's the sort of chap
who would go and get married and be
able afterward to tell you whether It
was Mendelssohn, Lohengrin or Tann-
hauser tbey played during the cere
mony.
THE BEST
Slim Kid Whot d'you like best
about school?
Fat Kid Coin' home from It
Buiine$$ View
"You seem to have a good deal of
faith In doctors," said liurrutt to bis
Invalid friend.
"I have," was the reply. "A doctor
would be fool I -b to let good custom
er like me die."
Toleration
Housewife I should think you
would be ashamed to beg In this
neighborhood.
Tramp Don't apologize for It
ma'am; I've seen worse. Montreal
Star.
Eatily Named
Very Friendly VIsltor-DId yon
have cny difficulty In choosing name
for baby?
Fond Mother Not the slightest
Ion nee, dear, we've only one rich
relative.
What Dot It Matter?
"Did you really understand the
learned lecture you heard last night T"
"No, but that didn't mnlter, I had a
free ticket" Omutllche Sachs
(Leipzig).
All Did It
Magistrate It aeerns strange to me
that you could keep on robbing that
enormous corporation for so long
without being caught.
The Prisoner (brightly) Well, the
corporation was pretty busy Itself.
Making Them Work
"Score one for the husbands."
"What cowr
"Some of them are finding thel.
hitherto frivolous wives make very
fair chauffeurs."
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