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noted are the most striking ; they are nearly all 

 growing in large numbers. The remarks appended 

 to the table are made by Mr. James Laurie, the 

 gardener, who knows Conifers well. The only addi- 

 tional notes I have made are the following : Picea 

 sitchensis will never, in my opinion, supplant the 

 Spruce. Picea orientalis is not as free-growing as the 

 Spruce, but quite as hardy. Araucaria imbricata. 

 Many of these were damaged by severe frost. Cedrus 

 Deodara will not, in my opinion, live to great age in 

 our climate. Cupressus thyoides. This particular tree 

 was so much broken by branches blown off its 

 neighbour that I cut it down. Pinus monticola has 

 been attacked by a parasitic growth that is likely to 

 destroy all the young growth and probably the trees. 

 Juniperus recurva was severely injured by the hard 

 frost. By the hard frost I mean the winter of 

 1894-5. In February 1895, the thermometer was 

 for several days below o Fahr., and on one night 

 went to 11 below o. This shows that all these trees 

 will stand great cold at the time of year that it is 

 likely to come, but late frosts in spring, when the sap 

 has begun to rise, are detrimental to the young 

 shoots of those that start their growth early in the 

 season. There are at Murthly, besides Coniferae, 

 fine specimens of Yews, Oaks, Beech, Spanish Chest- 

 nut, Horse Chestnut, and Sycamore." 



