in the open than 3 ft. Apart from its susceptibility to 
insect attack it ought to thrive in the gardens of the milder 
parts of England and in many parts of Ireland. The tree 
at Leonardslee is, indeed, apparently quite healthy. Yet 
it still remains the fact that this Larch is one of the rarest 
of cultivated Conifers, although numerous young plants 
have been distributed from Kew.—W. J. Bran. 
Fig. 1, anther; 2, back view of carpel and ovuliferous scale ; 3, front view of 
the same : —all enlarged. 
