. The book of evergreens, a practical treatise on the coniferae, or cone-bearing plants. Evergreens; Coniferae. 250 THE BOOK OF EVERGREENS. reflexed; bracts, somewhat protruding beyond the scales. Seeds, quite small, ir- reijularly ovate, Avith a broad wing. Cotyledons, 5 to 7. Our remarks on the genus apply so well to this particular species, which indeed appears to be the type of it, that but little more is now requisite in regard to it. It is far i:)referable for ornamental planting to the American Larch, be- ing more dense and com- pact in growth, more pleasing in the color of its foliage,
. The book of evergreens, a practical treatise on the coniferae, or cone-bearing plants. Evergreens; Coniferae. 250 THE BOOK OF EVERGREENS. reflexed; bracts, somewhat protruding beyond the scales. Seeds, quite small, ir- reijularly ovate, Avith a broad wing. Cotyledons, 5 to 7. Our remarks on the genus apply so well to this particular species, which indeed appears to be the type of it, that but little more is now requisite in regard to it. It is far i:)referable for ornamental planting to the American Larch, be- ing more dense and com- pact in growth, more pleasing in the color of its foliage, and less ob' 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 on many por- tions of the Alps, at very high elevations, where it IS frequently met with as a low straggling shrub; Fii^. 30.—LARix EUROPEA. but lu propcr situations, forming quite large trees from 80 to 100 feet in height, and disappearing 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 O. Judd
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