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OX THE PICEA NGBILISj AND ITS VALUE FOR 



have every reason to believe that, independently of its valuable 

 characteristic as an ornamental tree, it is evidently one of heavy 

 timber-producing caj)abilities ; and seeing that it ripens its seed 

 quite freely in our climate, and produces young trees of a hardy 

 constitution, it is well worthy of being planted generally 

 throughout Scotland, as a common forest tree ; — and equal at least, 

 if not superior, to most of the Scots fir, spruce, silver fir, and 

 larch now cultivated ; and in sites where the common silver fir 

 does not succeed, the P. nobilis appears to thrive quite well, and 

 may be there introduced with advantage. 



APPENDIX No. I. 



BRITISH STATISTICS OF PIGEA NOBILIS, 



Showing its Progress, and Suitability for various Soils, Subsoils, Altitudes, 

 &c., tabulated from Autbeutic Data, supplied by the Growers in each 

 Locality : — 



