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CONIFEROUS TREES 



Junipenis communis, 

 fastigiata. 

 recurva. 

 rigida. 

 Sabina. 

 thurifera. 

 virginiana. 

 Picea Alcockiana, 

 ,, Engelmanni. 

 „ „ glauca. 



„ orient alls. 

 ,, polita. 

 Pinus Bungeana. 

 Cembra. 



Pinus contorta. 



,, parviflora. 

 Sciadopitys verticillata. 

 Taxodium mucronatum. 

 Taxus baccata adpressa 



stricta. 

 Taxus baccata fastigiata. 

 Thuya dolabrata. 



,, variegata. 



„ occidentalis. 



„ orientalis. 



,, ,, pendula. 



Torreya grandis. 



For Hedge Purposes. — Several species of 

 conifers are well adapted for the formation of 

 ornamental hedges or for garden divisions, but 

 they should not generally be planted in positions 

 to which farm stock have access. The following 

 are to be recommended : 



Cupressus Lawsoniana. 



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„ nootkatensis. 

 Juniperus virginiana. 

 Picea excelsa. 



stricta. 



Taxus baccata. 

 Thuya plicata. 

 ,, orientaHs. 

 occidentalis. 



In many parts of Scotland the Common Spruce 

 (Picea excelsa) has been, and is, extensively em- 

 ployed in the formation of farm hedges or wind- 

 screens, and for which purpose its growth, perfect 

 hardihood, and shelter-giving properties render it 

 eminently adapted. Bearing pruning well, it can 

 be cut into almost any desired shape, while topping 

 is productive of greatly increased bottom growth 

 and additional shelter. The American Arborvitae 

 (Thuya occidentalis) succeeds satisfactorily as a 

 hedge and screen on several of the islands along 



