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in London. The Larch was practically free from 

 canker. 



During recent thinnings, a good opportmiity 

 was afforded of taking the actual measurements 

 when felled of the various species of trees, these 

 being as follows : 



Austrian Pine, average height, 46 ft. ; cubic contents g ft. 

 Corsican Pine ,, ,, 51 ft. ; ,, ,, 11 ft. 



Scotch Pine ,, „ 45 ft. ; „ „ 8 ft. 



Weymouth Pine ,, „ 42 ft. ; ,, ,,6 ft. 



Larch „ „ 47 ft. ; „ „ 8 ft. 



It will thus be seen that the Corsican Pine has 

 surpassed all the others, both in height and in 

 the quantity of timber produced. 



In viewing the plantations from a distance, 

 the leaders of the Corsican Pines soar quite 6 feet 

 above those of their neighbours. The Austrian 

 comes next in the quantity of timber produced, 

 but not in height ; and the Larch and Scotch are 

 of about equal size, the Weymouth being equal 

 to the latter in height but not in bulk of stem. 

 But the Larch beats all in value of timber, for, 

 while that of the various species of Pine was 

 difficult to sell at a remunerative figure, the 

 Larch-wood was readily ' disposed of at a fair 

 valuation. 



My experience is that previous to the war 

 timber merchants fought shy of purchasing any 

 of the Pine family excepting the Scotch. This 

 may be owing to prejudice or want of knowledge 

 as to the value of timber produced by the Corsican 

 or Austrian ; but, whatever the cause may be, the 

 fact remains that the timber of both these species 



