. Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1902 . Pine (Piiius ponderosa). 1903 FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION. 171 caro sliouM be taken to not allow the roots to become dry. The ticcs should notbe more thfin eighteen inches hi<;h when planted, after which they should bewell looked after. Dwarf Mountain Pine (Pinus movtana Murjfnis). On acco mt of its dwarf,compact and symmetrical babit of growth, and its generally attractive appearance, this is a very desirable pine. lb is a native of the mountains of Central Europe,but suceeds admirably in ihis country. The foliage is veiy s
. Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1902 . Pine (Piiius ponderosa). 1903 FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION. 171 caro sliouM be taken to not allow the roots to become dry. The ticcs should notbe more thfin eighteen inches hi<;h when planted, after which they should bewell looked after. Dwarf Mountain Pine (Pinus movtana Murjfnis). On acco mt of its dwarf,compact and symmetrical babit of growth, and its generally attractive appearance, this is a very desirable pine. lb is a native of the mountains of Central Europe,but suceeds admirably in ihis country. The foliage is veiy similar to that ofthe Scotch Pin^^ in some respects. It is a low-growing tree, never probably .attaining a height of more than ten to fifteen feet. Some specimens are dwarfer •than others, ihis is a very desirable Pyramidal Arbor Vitae. Swiss Stone Pine {Finns Cemhra). This pine is a native of Central Europeand Northern Russia. It is pyrami<lal in form,with foliage somewhat resemblingthat of the White Pine, but while the latter is a loose-growing, tree, the StonetPine i? very compact, and is one of the slowest growing trees on the Experimental 172 THE REPORT OF THE No. I6J Farm. A specimen planted in tin; Aroretum in 1889 when nine inches high, is now only two feet four inches in height. Other pines which have been tested at the Central Experimental Farm aLJj have proved hnrdy so far, are Pinus contorta and variety Murrayana, natives of the Rocky Mountains and coast ranges ; P. densiflora and P. T/iitnhergii^ natives of Japan, and P. PenkCynative of Macf^donia. The pines are all intcrrstin-^,and most of them very ornamontaLThey should be planted in greatervariety than they are at pic sent. Arbor vitae. Among evergreens there arefew as satisfactory as the differentvarieties of American Arbor
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