Forest trees, for shelter, ornament and profitA practical manual for their culture and propagation . pta-cle of the barren flowers, globular. The Yew is a native of Europe and Asia. It isof very slow growth, and becomes in time a very largebut not a very lofty tree. It is extremely long-lived;there are trees in England which are believed to bemore than one thousand years old. From time im-memorial it has been planted in church yards, proba-bly on account of its dark-colored foliage. The woodcombines all the most valuable qualities, being strong,heavy, fine grained, very elastic, and unexcelled
Forest trees, for shelter, ornament and profitA practical manual for their culture and propagation . pta-cle of the barren flowers, globular. The Yew is a native of Europe and Asia. It isof very slow growth, and becomes in time a very largebut not a very lofty tree. It is extremely long-lived;there are trees in England which are believed to bemore than one thousand years old. From time im-memorial it has been planted in church yards, proba-bly on account of its dark-colored foliage. The woodcombines all the most valuable qualities, being strong,heavy, fine grained, very elastic, and unexcelled indurability. Although the Yew grows in Europe as far northas latitude 58,* it is not suited to the climate of thenorthern part of the United States. According toHoopes, its culture near Philadelphia is unsatisfiic-tory and its duration uncertain. If planted it shouldbe in a shaded situation where it will not be exposedto the direct rays of the sun. Var. Canadensis—American Ye?c, Ground Hem- locl\This was formerly described as a different species-It grows in the Xorthern States and in Canada,. American Arbor Vitse. FOREST TREES. 229 almost always in evergreen woods. It is found insome localities in Illinois among rocks, in companywith the Red. Cedar, where it is uniformly a prostratestraggling shrub. I have seen it in cold, dark ever-green forests in New England; the prostrate stemextending ten or fifteen feet, buried and rooted, in theleaves and mould, and throwing up, at intervals ofone or two feet, nearly upright branches from two tofour or even five feet in height. From tliis mode ofgrowth it is often called Running Hemlock. In suchsituations it retains the dark green of its foliage un-changed through the winter. This variety is perfectlyhardy, and attains a greater size in cultivation thanwhen growing wild. Like the English Yew, it maybe pruned into almost any form. Except when it isthickly shaded, the foliage becomes rusty or dingyduring the winter. There are a number
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