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trees under twenty years of age have died Lack several feet from 

 tlie top, the writer having cut down many of them, with several 

 leaders striving for life in the face of the wind; while others 

 within the plantation were perfectly healthy, although the tops 

 were a little bent by the wind. The writer does not find the 

 larch to be much more hardy than the common spruce, and in 

 some cases not equal to it. 



Common or Nonoay Sjjruce are generally one-sided and 

 browned in the foliage in the exterior or margin of exposed 

 plantations, and not in any way adapted for extremely exposed 

 situations. 



Silver Fir. — The writer cut down several trees of large size a 

 few years ago, which were growing in a very exposed situation 

 amongst hardwood trees. They had overgrown all the trees 

 near them, even one or two Scots firs were not half their size, 

 and on several very exposed places has he seen the silver much 

 larger than the Scots fir, although not being of good symmetry, 

 nor of a very ornamental appearance. 



English Ycv\ — Many of good size, and generally blown and 

 one-sided when exposed to prevailing winds. They appear to be 

 of average hardiness. 



Cedar of Lchanon, although growing to considerable size, is 

 generally a little one-sided, with its top growing as it were away 

 from the blast. 



Ccclrus Deodara does not succeed well where in any way 

 exposed, is very much one-sided, and far from having a strong 

 healthy appearance. Does not stand nearly so well as the last- 

 named variety. 



Wellinfjtonict gigantca is growing well in moderate exposures, 

 but the writer has not had an opportunity of noticing its adapta- 

 bility to stand extreme exposures. 



Weymouth Pines do not succeed in exposed situations, and in 

 moderately windy positions are much one-sided. 



Cupressus macrocarjja grows well out against the wind, and 

 has a beautiful and healthy appearance, very hardy; well worth 

 planting in moderate exposures. 



Cupressus Lawsonianct grows moderately well in exposed situa- 

 tions, and keeps its shape fairly well. 



Thujopsis horealis makes more luxuriant growth in the same 

 exposure than the Cu2:>rcssns Zaiosoniana, and from the strength 

 of its foliage appears to be more hardy, and better suited for 

 exposed planting. 



Many other varieties of plants might be noticed, such as 

 privet, Bcrheris of variety, dogwood, snoivherry, and other ever- 

 green and deciduous shrubs, but the writer considers it unneces- 

 sary to refer in this paper to the smaller varieties of shrubs. 

 During the last few years the writer has planted rather exten- 



