. Coniferous trees for profit & ornament : being a concise description of each species and variety, with the most recently approved nomenclature, list of synonyms, and best methods of cultivation. e of pitch pine, is so largely imported tothis country. Unfortunately it is not a suitabletree for cultivating in these islands. It is of up-right growth, but straggling and meagre in appear-ance, with long deep green leaves, arranged threein a sheath. Planted in dampish, well-drainedloam, and under unusually favourable circum-stances, a few specimens have done fairly wellboth at Penrhyn Castle and W
. Coniferous trees for profit & ornament : being a concise description of each species and variety, with the most recently approved nomenclature, list of synonyms, and best methods of cultivation. e of pitch pine, is so largely imported tothis country. Unfortunately it is not a suitabletree for cultivating in these islands. It is of up-right growth, but straggling and meagre in appear-ance, with long deep green leaves, arranged threein a sheath. Planted in dampish, well-drainedloam, and under unusually favourable circum-stances, a few specimens have done fairly wellboth at Penrhyn Castle and Woburn Abbey. P. PARVIFLORA, Stebold et Zuccarini, —As a perfectly hardy, free-growing, anddecidedly ornamental Pine, the above species iscertainly not sufficiently recognised in this is of comparatively low and spreading growth,with flexible, upcurved branches that are wellsupplied with foliage. The leaves are in bundlesof five, about 2 inches long, slightly twisted, bluishgreen on the exposed, and distinctly silvery on theinner, sides. Cones are freely produced, usuallyseveral together, each from 2 to 2| inches long byif inches diameter at the widest part, and com-. Face page 144. PIXUS .MURICATA AT CLAKEMOXT. HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES 145 posed of hard, brown, widely wedge-shaped seeds are contained beneath each scale, thesebeing three-eighths of an inch long with a broadwing of the same length, 2800 being included inI lb. weight. The bark is of a light greyish greencolour. In early spring the beautiful yellow malecatkins render the tree highly conspicuous. I haveseen beautiful examples of this pine in the northof Ireland, where they were growing fully exposedon light gravelly loam. P. PATULA, SchlecMendal et Chamisso. soft and lovely tree, quite wanting in stiffnessor formality, the long and gracefully pendulousfoliage rendering it distinct from every othermember of the family. It cannot be planted whole-sale, as the experience of pas
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