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branches give it a majestic appearance, and 

 make it a very noticeable and attractive ob- 

 ject. It is a rapid grower when once estab- 

 lished, a specimen planted in the Arbore- 

 tum in 1890 when fifteen inches high, being 



Fig. 1764. Bull Pine {Pinus ponder oscC), 

 C. E. F., 1899. 



now fourteen feet eight inches in height. 

 It is one of the most difficult pines to trans- 

 plant, as there are very few fibres on the 

 roots. Great care should be taken to not 

 allow the roots to become dry. The trees 

 should not be more than eighteen inches 

 high when planted, after which they should 

 he welJ looked after. (See Fig. 1764 ) 



Dwarf Mountain Pine ( Pinus Montana 

 Afug-hus). On account of its dwarf, com- 

 pact and symmetrical habit of growth, and 

 its generally attractive appearance, this is a 

 very desirable pine. It is a native of the 

 mountains of Central Europe, but succeeds 

 admirably in this country. The foliage is 

 very similar to that of the Scotch Pine in 

 some respects. It is a low growing tree, 

 never probably attaining a height of more 

 than ten to fifteen feet. Some specimens 

 are dwarfer than others. This is a very 

 desirable tree. 



Swiss Stone Pine (^Pinus Cembra). This 

 pine is a native of Central Eu rope and north- 

 ern Russia. It is pyramidal in form, with 

 foliage somewhat resembling that of the 

 White Pine, but while the latter is a loose 

 growing tree the Stone Pine is very com- 

 pact, and is one of the slowest growing trees 

 at the Experimental Farm. A specimen 

 planted in the Arboretum in 1889 when nine 

 inches high, is now only two feet four inches 

 in height. 



Other pines which have been tested at 

 the Central Experimental Farm and have 

 proven hard}' so far, are Pinus contorta and 

 variety Murrayana, natives of the Rock}' 

 Mountains and coast ranges ; P. densijlora 

 and P. 7 hunbergii., natives of Japan, and P. 

 Penke^ native of Macedonia. 



The pines are all interesting, and most of 

 them are very ornamental. They should be 

 planted in greater variety than they are at 

 present. 



W. T. Macoun, Horticulturist, 

 Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. 



