Southern Africa, the land and its peoples . year government nurseries dispose of millions of saplings. (d) Research is being undertaken with t he object of renderinc timber less BUSCeptiblc to lire and to the attacks of insects and. Photo.] S i. /.. Publicity />> 1iiriim nt.\\ \ i 11 i Tri fungus. Sneezewood, Knysna ironwood and certain other South African woods are naturally durable ; bnt. since the supply of these varieties is insufficient, it appears desirable t prolong the life of softer woods, especially when used for outdoor purposes or in contact with the ground, b) some preservat
Southern Africa, the land and its peoples . year government nurseries dispose of millions of saplings. (d) Research is being undertaken with t he object of renderinc timber less BUSCeptiblc to lire and to the attacks of insects and. Photo.] S i. /.. Publicity />> 1iiriim nt.\\ \ i 11 i Tri fungus. Sneezewood, Knysna ironwood and certain other South African woods are naturally durable ; bnt. since the supply of these varieties is insufficient, it appears desirable t prolong the life of softer woods, especially when used for outdoor purposes or in contact with the ground, b) some preservative treatment. (e) Since an enormous waste of timber occurs through defective ISOning, the modern system of Seasoning timber in kilns is now employed by the Forest Department. 86 SOUTHERN AFRICA The following list includes the more important plantation trees : (1) Eucalyptus. The species most successfully cultivated are giant gum,blue gum, willow gum, saligna gum, karri, red gum, and red mahogany(Eucalyptus resinifera). Eucalyptus trees yield more timber, and in less time,than any other kind of tree grown in South Africa. Although examplesare known of gum-trees, even in South Africa, with a girth of thirty feet andtw
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