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and a comparison of home-grown wood of a tree 

 that contained 90 feet with timber sent from 

 abroad revealed but Httle difference. Under the 

 name of White Pine, the timber is largely imported 

 to this country and used for a variety of purposes 

 in connection with building. In some of the 

 woods at Woburn Abbey the Weymouth Pine 

 reproduces its kind freely from seed, and advantage 

 has been taken of this method of reproduction 

 to stock open portions of the woodlands. 



From a purely ornamental point of view the 

 Weymouth Pine is a valuable tree — the light, 

 almost silvery, appearance of the feathery foliage 

 and ashen grey bark being particularly effective. 

 The price of the timber is similar to that of Scotch 

 Pine of equal size, at least, such was obtained for 

 a large number of the trees during the past season 

 on an estate in Kent. For Scotch and Weymouth, 

 growing in the same plantation and of equal age, 

 lod. per foot was the price obtained. 



The CoRSiCAN Pine {Pinus Laricio) is another 

 conifer of great value for profitable planting in 

 this country, and one that I feel certain will yet 

 be largely used in the formation of coniferous 

 plantations. It is of very rapid growth and well 

 suited for planting even in the most exposed and 

 wind-swept situations ; a non-fastidious subject 

 as to soil, and withal a most valuable timber- 

 producer. Having as yet been tested to no great 

 extent for timber - producing purposes, it may, 

 perhaps, be premature to speak too loudly in 

 support of its qualities in that respect ; but as 

 I have cut up and utilised in various ways some 

 of the biggest logs that have been grown in this 



