. A manual of the Coniferae, containing a general review of the order; a synopsis of the hardy kinds cultivated in Great Britain; their place and use in horticulture, etc., etc. With numerous woodcuts and illustrations. Conifers; Evergreens. V18VS BOLANDERI, P. CONTORTA. 145 The wood of the Austrian Pine is very resinous, strong, and tough, but coarse in grain and knotty; it is inferior to that of the. Scotch or Corsican Pine, but useful for out-of-door carpentry, as fencing, &c. As a fast growing dense habited tree, it is one of the best of Pines for forming screens, and for "nursing
. A manual of the Coniferae, containing a general review of the order; a synopsis of the hardy kinds cultivated in Great Britain; their place and use in horticulture, etc., etc. With numerous woodcuts and illustrations. Conifers; Evergreens. V18VS BOLANDERI, P. CONTORTA. 145 The wood of the Austrian Pine is very resinous, strong, and tough, but coarse in grain and knotty; it is inferior to that of the. Scotch or Corsican Pine, but useful for out-of-door carpentry, as fencing, &c. As a fast growing dense habited tree, it is one of the best of Pines for forming screens, and for "nursing" more tender trees. It is perfectly hardy, and thrives in any soil not too wet ; it also grows well on chalk hills where many other kinds fail, but it should not be planted in proximity to the sea. Pinus Bolanderi.—A low tree, rarely exceed- ing 15 feet in height, much branched, and densely clothed with foliage. The leaves are about 2 inches long, rather rigid, twisted, sub-erect, and palish grass-green in colour; the cones are small, ovoid, about 2 inches long, and are produced in whorls of four—five. Habitat.—California, on, the upper portions of the coast range, in the neighbourhood of Cape Mendocino. Pinus Bolanderi is closely allied to, and much resembles P. murieata, of which it is probably only a local and smaller form. Its dense branch- ing habit and bluish grey glaucescent foliage render it distinct as a low shrubbery tree, and useful for thick screens; it should not be planted in exposed Fig. 37.—Fertile branchlet of Pinttg aurtriaca. One-fourth natural size. (Prom the Gardener? Chronicle.) Pinus contorta.—A tree of moderate or small size, of conical outline, with numerous sub-erect or spreading branches. The leaves are small, not more than from 1 to 2 inches long, closely resembling those of the Scotch Fir in form, but of a brighter green; the cones ovoid, almost spherical, about 1J inch long, and persist for are several years. Habitat. C
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