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species of American conifers successfully grown there arc described by 

 Mr. Adams in a recent letter. Mr. Adams has for a great many years 

 been interested in the growing of conifers and various species of oaks 

 of the world adapted for growth in New Zealand. The American 

 conifers he planted there from 13 to 50 years ago are growing thriftily, 

 and many of them are now producing crops of fertile seed. They com- 

 prise altogether some 38 different species, of which 26 are from western 

 United States and 12 from the East. The pines include Pinus strobus, 

 P. monticola, P. lambertiana, P. flexilis, P. aristata, P. banksiana, P. 

 contorta, P. virginiana, P. muricata, P. resinosa, P. radiata (= P. 

 insignis), P. coulteri, P. jeffreyi, P. ponderosa, P. echinata, P. palus- 

 tris, P. rigida, P. taeda, P. attenuata, P. monophylla, P. edulis, P. par- 

 ryana, P. sabiniana, and P. torreyana. Among the miscellaneous coni- 

 fers are : Abies balsamea, A. f raseri, A. grandis, A. concolor lowiana, 

 A. concolor, A. magnifica, A. nobilis, A. amabilis, A. venusta, Picea 

 canadensis, P. mariana, P. sitkensis, P. engelmanni, P. pungens, and 

 Pseudotsuga taxifolia. With the exception of Picea sitkensis, all of 

 these conifers have remained healthy and vigorous, apparently with- 

 out being attacked by any fungus disease or insect pests. Picea sit- 

 kensis thrived perfectly for the first 20 years of its life there, following 

 which it has become seriously injured by the red spider. 



G. B. S. 



JUNIPSRUS CedRUS 



An interesting and possibly desirable addition for planting in sub- 

 tropical and tropical portions of the United States is the Canary Island 

 Juniperus cedrue. This tree is an exceptionally fast-growing one, 

 capable of enduring most trying climatic conditions characterized by 

 hot days and extremely dry air, with no rainfall during the large part 

 of the year. It endures several degrees of frost successfully, but prob- 

 ably would not live outside of our cultivated citrus belt. The vertical 

 range of this tree in the islands of Tenerife and Palma (of the Canary 

 Islands group) is from 1,000 to nearly 8,000 feet elevation. The 

 largest trees are produced at the lower elevation, while at higher eleva- 

 tions the plant assumes a shrubby form. Juniperus cedrus belongs to 

 the group of junipers of which J. communis and the well-known culti- 

 vated J. oxycedrus of Spain and Portugal are examples, trees which 



