CONTENTS 



PREFACE. 

 CHAPTER I. 



Hardy Coniferous Trees, 

 classification— desc;aption— cultivation. 



Natural Order Coniferce. 

 I. CYPRESS TRIBE ( Cttpressinece ) . 



Including — Juniperus, Cupressus, Fitzroya, Libocedrus, Thuya. 

 H. TAXODIUM TRIBE (Taxodica). 



Including — Athrotaxis, Cryptomeria, Sciadopitys, Sequoia, Taxodium. 

 HI. FIR TRIBE ( AbietinecB ) . 



Including — Abies, Cedrus, Larix, Picea, Pinus, Pseudolarix, Pseudo- 

 tsuga, Tsuga, Keteleeria. 

 IV. ARAUCARIA TRIBE ( AraucariecE ) . 



Including — Araucaria, Cunninghamia. 



Natural Order Taxacem. 



I. SALISBURIA TRIBE ( Salisbtiriecz). 



Including — Ginkgo, Cephalotaxus, Torreya. 



II. YEW TRIBE (Taxece). 



Including — Taxus, Dacrydium. 



III. PODOCARPUS TRIBE ( Podocarpece ) . 



Including — Podocarpus, Prumnopitys, Saxegoths. 



CHAPTER II. 



Propagating Conifers. 



From seed — from cuttings — by grafting — by layering — table of weights of coniferous 

 tree seeds. 



CHAPTER III. 



Conifers and Soils. 



For chalky or calcareous— for gravelly and sandy — for peaty — for clayey. 



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