60 NEW AND RARE CONIFERZ AT PENRHYN CASTLE, 
Cupressus LAMBERTIANA. 
Feet. Inches. 
Height of tree, . ; : ; ‘ 28 0 
Girth of stem at 1 foot up, . : : 6 6 
Girth of stem at 5 feet up, . - : 6 1 
Diameter of spread of branches, . : 26 0 
This is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful of the cypresses. 
The best tree on this estate is growing on the lawn at Brynmeirig, 
close to the Penrhyn Slate Quarries, on sandy loam, with a 
north-western aspect. It is a beautiful specimen, with light green 
pendulous branches, so closely packed that no part of the stem is 
visible, and, judging from its large size, must have been planted 
here shortly after its introduction in 1838. This tree bears stem 
and branch pruning with impunity. The wood is hard, close 
grained, and beautifully veined. 
CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS. 
Feet. Inches. 
Height of tree, . : : : 32 0 
Girth of stem at 1 foot up, . . : 4 6 
Girth of stem at 5 feet up, . ‘ 5 3 10 
Diameter of spread of branches, . : 12 0 
This beautiful upright cypress is among evergreens what the 
Lombardy poplar is among deciduous trees—a fine contrast to the 
more spreading and round-headed forms. Its deep evergreen 
branches and leaves render it a desirable tree for planting in 
graveyards or cemeteries; and owing to its fastigiate habit, it 
forms a suitable tree for planting near buildings where the pre- 
vailing architectural lines are horizontal. When judiciously placed 
along the margins of plantations, or among other conifers of a 
more spreading habit, its effect is strikingly beautiful. It succeeds 
best in a rather dry sheltered situation. The above tree is one 
of a group of eight growing on the lawn-tennis ground near the 
castle, and are all remarkable for the profusion of small cones 
with which the dark evergreen branches are almost constantly 
covered. Introduced prior to 1548. 
PICEA GRANDIS. 
Feet. Inches. 
Height of tree, . : ; : ; 66 0 
Girth of stem at 1 foot up, . ; . 5 5 
Girth of stem at 5 feet up, . ; : 5 +t 
Diameter of spread of branches, . : 30 6 
Few of the Picea tribe on this estate are in a more healthy and 
