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timber. He has sent us the following particulars of young trees 
growing in his garden 1200 ft. above sea level, and has also 
sent a quantity of seed for distribution to suitable countries. 
“No. 1: a seedling female tree brought from above ‘ Arafo,’ 
Tenerife, and planted out in 1906 is now 861 m. high and 
7 cm. in girth. No. 2: A male iree from the same place and 
of similar age is 6-37 m. high and 37 em, in girth. No. 3: 
cutting struck from No. 1, in the open and afterwards planted 
out at the end of 1907 or early in 1908 is 6-28 m. high and 
25 cm. in girth. No. 4: A female seedling grown from seed 
obtained in the Island of Palma planted out at the end of 1910 
considering the imperishable and valuable wood it gives 
s Im. In East Africa trees of J. procera planted in 1905 now 
average 23} ft. in height with a girth of 19 in. at 4 ft. above 
the ground. 
J. chinensis, Lann.—Chinese J uniper, 
Elwes and Henry l.c. p- 1430, refer ¢ 
a height of 60 ft. in China and Japa ‘ 
scale-like in character, but even on the oldest trees shoots occur 
with acicular leaves. The fruits are about 1 
; from burred trees being 
nrettily marked, it igs not obtainable in quantity and is of no 
k 
: communis, Linn.—Co 
\ species widely distributed th } 1a 
and North apie. In th : one ie Deitipabtig= 
siderable altitude and has b 
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id, but in each instance it 
for, though usually a spreadine b h’ 31 : 
grow much taller and Pat toe ~ ft. high, it may 
some Continental countries attains a 
