. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON TREES AND SHRUBS. 5°i rather loose growth, and the drooping branchlets and small leaves are of a rich green colour. Larix (Larches).—L. europad is one of the most charming of trees. Besides being one of the hardiest, it is perhaps the least fastidious of all Conifers, as far as soil is concerned, as it flourishes in poor as well as in rich soil. Its long, straight stem, 8oft. or more in height, and rather short branches, with clusters of narrow light green leaves, form a beauti- ful picture in early spring against
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON TREES AND SHRUBS. 5°i rather loose growth, and the drooping branchlets and small leaves are of a rich green colour. Larix (Larches).—L. europad is one of the most charming of trees. Besides being one of the hardiest, it is perhaps the least fastidious of all Conifers, as far as soil is concerned, as it flourishes in poor as well as in rich soil. Its long, straight stem, 8oft. or more in height, and rather short branches, with clusters of narrow light green leaves, form a beauti- ful picture in early spring against the sky. It is of ex- tremely, elegant growth, and with age its branches have a decided drooping tendency, which imparts addi- tional beauty. L. e. rossica is more compact than the type, vigorous, free in growth, and of graceful habit. L. e. sibirica (£. archangelicd) is a much- branched vari- ety, having stout hori- zontal branches, and nu- merous drooping branch- lets clothed with rich green leaves. L. Griffithii bears some resemblance to the Com- mon Larch, but differs from that species in its slenderer habit and longer erect cones. It is a Hima- layan species, introduced about fifty years ago, and succeeds best when planted in rich soil and shielded from cold, piercing winds. The Larch is readily ificreased from seed, which should, however, be gathered from healthy, vigorous trees, as seed taken from sickly ones generally produces weakly trees, which are apt to suffer from the terrible Larch disease, once so common, but. Fig. 318.—Libocedrus 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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