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AliBOItETUM AND 1 li I liCI 'lUM. 



PAIIT III, 



<?i,'. 64-1. is a copy reduced to a scale of I in. to ]'2 ft. This fine tree is 5+ ft. 

 6 in. high ; the diameter of the trunk, at a foot from the ground, is :i ft. 6 in., 

 and that of the head is 58 ft. 8 in. 



Properties and Uses. The wood resembles that of P. J'ria, but is withovit 

 its peculiarly strong smell. It weighs, when newly cut, fi.j lb. lo the cubic foot, 

 and when dried, 4ft lb. 8 oz. It is employed for all the diffiTcnt purposes to 

 which that of P. yfria is applicable, and is considered rather preferable as 

 fuel, and for charcoal. For fuel, its value, when compareil with that of the 

 beech, is as l-0."38 to l-o40; and for charcoal, as 1-0G2 to IGOO. The fruit 

 is brought to market both in England and France ; and, when in a state of 

 incipient decay, it eats somewhat like that of the medlar. As an ornamental 

 tree, its large green buds strongly recommend it in the winter time, as its fine 

 large-lobed leaves do in the summer, and its large and numerous clusters of 

 rich brown fruit do in autumn. 



Soil and Siluatiini. It will grow in a soil not poorer, but more tenacious 

 and moist, than what is suitable for P. AVvx ; and it requires a sheltered 

 situation. It seems more liable to the attacks of insects than that species, 

 and does not thrive so well in the ncishbourhood of London. It is propa- 



