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was planted Douglas fr (Pseudotsuga taxifolia). The 
largest of the redwoods are now 30 inches in diameter and bear an 
abundance of cones nearly every year. According to information 
from an employee of Conrad Apple’s seed firm in Darmstadt, the 
seeds from these redwoods possess less than 4 per cent of germina- 
tion. As producers of timber, most of the American conifers in 
cultivation on this estate must be regarded as failures, not because 
of slow growth, for most of them have made phenomenal growth in 
the past 60 years, but because they were planted too far apart and 
are covered with branches nearly to the ground in addition to 
possessing more than the usual taper at the base. 
On this estate are to be seen some fine plantations which, aside 
from the faults noted above, give an excellent idea of the wide 
range of species which can be grown in the climate of the Rhine 
valley. They include: 
Pinus monticola Doug]. 
“ lambertiana Doug]. 
ponderosa Laws. 
jeffreyi “ Ore. Com.” 
austriaca Hoss. 
Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Trautv. & Mayer 
Abies concolor (Gord.) Parry 
“cephalonica Lond. 
pinsapo Boiss. 
Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 
Pseudotsuga taxifolia (Lam.) Britt. 
Sequoia washingtoniana (Winsl.) Sudw. 
Libocedrus decurrens Torr. 
Thuya plicata Don 
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Murr.) Parl. 
Pe nootkatensis (Lamb.) Spach. 
Tumion californicum (Torr.) Greene 
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Many other trees are represented by groups or scattered indi- 
viduals. While most of the species are American, there is a good 
representation of oriental and Japanese conifers. The coast red- 
wood (Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb.) Endl.) would 
hardly be expected to succeed in Germany, in spite of which fact 
there is a clump of half a dozen trees in a sheltered situation at 
Weinheim which might be said to be existing, as they show little 
vigor and some have died. The largest one has produced a few 
cones. 
6 PRIPPSTATLS IN THE PALATINATE 
The Palatinate is a beautiful rolling country west of Mannheim 
and the Rhine and belongs to Bavaria. The eastern portion is 
