. The book of evergreens. A practical treatise on the Coniferæ, or cone-bearing plants. Conifers. 250 THE BOOK OF EVERGREENS. reflexed; bracts, somewhat protruding beyond the scales. Seeds, quite small, ir- reG:nlarly ovate, with a broad wing. Cotyledons, 5 to 7. Our remarks on the genus apply so well to tliis particular species, which indeed apj^ears to be the type of it, that but little more is now requisite in regard to it. It is far preferable for ornamental planting to the American Larch, be- ing more dense and com- pact iu growth, more pleasing in the color of its foliage, and less o\y j
. The book of evergreens. A practical treatise on the Coniferæ, or cone-bearing plants. Conifers. 250 THE BOOK OF EVERGREENS. reflexed; bracts, somewhat protruding beyond the scales. Seeds, quite small, ir- reG:nlarly ovate, with a broad wing. Cotyledons, 5 to 7. Our remarks on the genus apply so well to tliis particular species, which indeed apj^ears to be the type of it, that but little more is now requisite in regard to it. It is far preferable for ornamental planting to the American Larch, be- ing more dense and com- pact iu growth, more pleasing in the color of its foliage, and less o\y jectionable on account of the multiplicity of persistent cones, that so disfigure the appearance of the latter. The European Larch is found very abundantly throughout the central portions of Europe, and especially uJi many por- t ions of the Alps, at very high elevations, where it IS lrc<pu'ntly nu't with as ;i low straggling shrnb; riff. 30,—LAiiix Ei'uoi'KA. but in projXT situations, forming (juite large trees from bO to !()() Irct in lu-ight, and <lisa])pcaring altogether in a warmer Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hoopes, Josiah, 1832-1904. New York : Orange Judd & company
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