"....an adoption. "

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from Coast Trails

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Eucalyptus, Catalina Island

photo by j. develyn

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“ The landscapes of California have been greatly enriched by the aclimatization here of the

   eucalyptus. It is not often that the presence of an imported ingredient adds a really natural

   element to the charm of the scenery; but the eucalyptus, especially the globulus variety that has

   become so common througout the State, has so truly native an apperance that it seems as if 

   its introduction from Australia must have been more in the nature of a homecoming than of

   an adoption. “ 

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* Here is a citation from Coast Trails, re: the above, from another

California author in an article about birds, in 1933. *

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