LARIX SIBIRICA. 



Siberian larch. 



"A very large specimen of this tree which proves to 

 be a very much faster grower in the north of Russia than any 

 other larch. This specimen is not over 40 years of age." 

 From photograph by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, taken at Liesnoi near 

 St. Petersburg, Russia, December 17, 1909. 



After having seen the tree in its native forests through- 

 out his Siberian journeys, Mr. Meyer says, "The Siberian larch 

 is a splendid timber tree, occurring in localities even up to 

 8000 feet and where the growing season is not over 10 weeks; 

 this larch grows faster than any other cold-enduring con- 

 iferous tree and its lumber is prized by Russian settlers in 

 the Altai above any other wood." 



