( 83' ) 



THE LARCH, 

 PINUS LARIX. PL 26* 



Fructification. As the former. 



Specific character. Leaves long, narro\Vj 

 in bundles fpreading like a brufh, de- 

 ciduous. 



THIS tree, a native of the Alps and Apen- 

 nines, has become a favourite with us, and 

 is now extremely common in our nurferies 

 and plantations. In beauty of appearance^ 

 and durability of wood, it much furpafies 

 the Scotch fir, and will thrive in foils and 

 fituations equally unpromifing. Its leaves 

 fall in the winter, but not till they are 

 almoft ready to be immediately fucceeded 

 by frem ones. Some larches make a 

 beautiful fhow in flowering-time with the 

 bright purple tips of their female buds. 

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