. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 886 LARIX practiced. Nine spKciea in the colder regions of the north' in Im f: i-im !.â . Stamimite tis. small, globose to oblmiu II, of numerous short-stalked, sijiriill I iiiilicrs; pistillate fls. larger, consist- ing â a ill "i iiiiuicroua scales, with 2 naked ovules at tlic lia.^i. o
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 886 LARIX practiced. Nine spKciea in the colder regions of the north' in Im f: i-im !.â . Stamimite tis. small, globose to oblmiu II, of numerous short-stalked, sijiriill I iiiilicrs; pistillate fls. larger, consist- ing â a ill "i iiiiuicroua scales, with 2 naked ovules at tlic lia.^i. ociilu borne in the axil of amuch longer bract; cone with woody, 2-seeded scales, persistent on the axis; seeds with large, thin wings, ripening the first year- Alfred Rehder. The European Larch is an upright, conical grower, and one of our best lawn trees. In the spring, when it is covered with its new growth of soft, feathery, light green foliage, it is a very striking and beautiful object. As it begins growth at a low temperature, it is the first of our trees to be covered with new foliage. Again in the autumn it is very beautiful, as its needles turn a golden color before falling, for this tree, unlike most of the conifers, is deciduous after the first year. In the middle West and along the coast in Massachusetts, it is planted for timber, shelter belts and wind-breaks. Unlike its Amer- ican relative, L. Americana, or Tamarack, this tree grows on hi,i;h ground and does well on a great va- riety of soils. It does not do well ' ,,⢠^^ on low, submerged ground, the v home of i. Americana. The Larch is known in Europe as one of the most durable woods. It does not ignite easily, neither does it splinter, and the wood was in great demand for these reasons for battle- ships before the ironclads displaced the wooden ships. The Larch stands transplanting well, but this must be done very early in the spring, before new growth begins. The seed is so«-n in beds of finely prepare
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