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door work for eleven years seems at present in an 

 equally good state with Scotch Pine of the same 

 age. The wood is yellowish white, firm, medium 

 in weight, and, owing to the quantity of resin it 

 contains, works smoothly, and takes a good polish. 

 Used for forming sides of temporary shed. 



A. GRANDis. — Age, 49 years; cubic contents, 

 73 feet ; soil, gravelly loam, with a foot-thick 

 coating of decayed vegetable matter. Timber of 

 excellent quality, very weighty, resinous, and the 

 concentric rings closely packed. Used as board- 

 ing both in and out of doors for many years, 

 and given general satisfaction. The balsamic 

 fragrance from the beautiful yellowish white 

 wood was, at the time of felling, distinctly per- 

 ceptible for many yards away, and was com- 

 mented upon by the woodmen engaged in felling 

 and removing the specimen. I think the timber 

 is quite equal to that of the Silver Fir of similar 

 age, but more resinous, and weightier. 



A. NOBiLis. — Age, 42 years; cubic contents, 

 47 feet ; soil, rich alluvial deposit. Timber of 

 fair quality, and for indoor work, at least, is 

 to be recommended. It is light, but hard and 

 compact, and of a creamy brown colour, though 

 the latter varies greatly according to soil, that 

 produced on gravel at higher altitudes being 

 reddish yellow, and much harder, though equally 

 light in proportion to the bulk. I am pleased 

 with the quality of the timber of this tree, and 

 consider that it is quite equal to that of the 

 Silver Fir, but the quality and colouring are evi- 

 dently greatly affected by soil and site. 



A. NORDMANNIANA. — Oldest tree 53 years, but 



