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shruhs behind and lo the left of the larch are the beeches re- 

 ferred to). 



In addition to the leafy trees mentioned there are naturally 

 various others which have been planted experimentall}^ e. g. oak, 

 horse-chestnut, difFerent fruit-trees etc. 



Of the conifers, the larch is at present the one which reaches 

 the greatest dimensions. Fig. 199 shows a specimen in Pastor 

 Bauer's garden. As can be seen from the photograph, it has a 

 right powerful, bare trunk with a broad pine-like crown; and the 

 young larches in other gardens seemed also disposed to lake Ihe 

 same form, due probably to the influence of the wind when the 

 Iree reaches so high as to be beyond shelter. The photograph was 

 taken in the beginning of May and shows the tree in bud. The 

 dimensions of the tree were: height ca. 13 feet, height of trunk ca. 

 5 feet and its circumference 2 feet 9 inches; another larch in the 

 same garden is ca. 15 feet high. 



A little out from Thorshavn there is a small park called 

 »Bines Kilde«, planted in a hollow of the ground. The place lies 

 about 120 feet above the sea but is well sheltered against the north 

 and west winds ; it was laid out ca. 40 years ago. Here in the 

 lea of leafy trees, especially maple, some silver firs and white spruces 

 were planted later; they were ca. 8 — 10 feet high, certainly among 

 the largest found on the Færoes. Both kinds were growing strongly 

 with about foot-long year's shoots and of a fresh green down al- 

 most to the ground. 



In addition to these conifers, some Scotch pines and moun- 

 lain pines have been planted in recent years round about in the 

 gardens; e. g. some ca. 10 year old mountain pines of about 3 feet 

 high are planted in Mr. Rest or f 's garden outside Thorshavn; 

 they were growing on a somewhat exposed slope, very close to- 

 gether and appeared quite vigorous, but elsewhere most of the 

 pines in the gardens looked quite pitiable except where they stood 

 on sheltered spotsk 



A number of smaller trees and shrubs have also been planled 

 and where the conditions are good they generally do well. Thus 

 there are some fairly large elders up to 8 feet high; the tips of the 



^ It should be mentioned however that the reason wliy tlie young conifers 

 generally grow so badly must at least often be ascribed to this, that the speci- 

 mens planted are too large and especially have grown too quickl}'. These suffer 

 greatly by the change and transport. By using piants grown on the Færoes, much 

 better results will certainly be attained. 



