250 CONIFEROUS TREES 



this perhaps unique tree is deep sandy loam, and 

 the position might be said to be partially sheltered 

 at least. 



Larix EUROPE PENDULA. — Age, about 32 years ; 

 cubic contents, 18 feet; soil, light, deep loam. 

 Timber dark brown towards the centre, lighter, 

 almost white, outside ; heavy, hard, strong, not 

 so fine in the grain as the common Larch. Have 

 only cut up the wood, but not used it in any 

 experimental way. 



PiNUS EXCELSA. — Various ages, from 30 years 

 to 60 years ; cubic contents of largest, 42 feet ; 

 soil, good rich yellow loam. Timber highly fragrant 

 and resinous, compact, but easily indented, and 

 nearly white in colour. Out of doors it soon 

 decays, but when kept as a plank sample the period 

 of fifteen years since it was cut does not seem to 

 have affected it to any appreciable extent. For 

 purely economic planting I do not consider that the 

 tree will ever be valuable in this country. 



P. Laricio. — Nearly all ages up to 85 years ; 

 cubic contents of largest, 77 feet; soil, gravelly. 

 Timber of excellent quality, and well suited either 

 for out- or indoor work. It is yellowish white in 

 colour, very resinous, tough and elastic, easy to 

 work, and planes smoothly. 



Some years ago I instituted a number of ex- 

 periments with the wood of the tree cut from 

 a specimen, 18 feet of the butt of which contained 

 30 feet of timber, some of the planks being 27 

 inches wide. For fencing-posts, rails, shed-clead- 

 ing, and such like, the timber was used, and with 

 very promising results. In 1910 I examined the 

 timber, and was surprised to find it so sound and 



