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others of 23 years and 18 years have been tested ; 

 soil in first instance clayey loam, in second peaty ; 

 cubic contents, 47 feet and 22 feet respectively. 

 Timber, reddish yellow, fine and close-grained, and 

 of excellent quality. Used for many purposes 

 both in and out of doors, where it has been proved 

 superior to that of the Silver Fir of even age. 

 Specimens of the timber from boggy land in Ireland 

 are remarkably hard and fine-grained, clearly 

 proving that the tree is of great merit for afforest- 

 ing peat bogs. From the experiments of many 

 years' standing, I am confidently expecting that 

 the Nordmann Fir will prove a valuable timber- 

 producing tree in this country. 



A. PiNSAPO. — Age, 53 years ; cubic contents, 

 47 feet ; soil, sandy loam resting on gravel. Timber 

 of no great value, being brittle, and soon apt to 

 decay, and hard to convert on account of the 

 usually knotty stem. It resembles that of the 

 Silver Fir in appearance. 



Araucaria imbricata. — Age, 47 years and 

 52 years ; cubic contents, 38 feet and 51 feet ; 

 soil in both instances loam or gravel. The timber 

 of these trees was of a beautiful yellow colour, 

 closely grained, firm, and worked and polished 

 readily. My experiments prove that the timber 

 is not well suited for outdoor work, but when 

 manufactured into household furniture it lasts 

 well, ten years not seeming to have changed the 

 wood in the least. The timber of young trees is 

 notorious for its speedy decay. 



Cedrus Libani. — Age of trees 99 years and 

 130 years ; soil in both cases inclined to be 

 gravelly; cubic contents, 153 feet and 231 feet 



