42 The greater evergreen trees 



a number of stems, which interferes with its natural 

 habit and beauty. It varies very much into what is 

 called ' sports '. There are a number of fastigiate forms, 

 but they are malformations, and only the natural wild 

 form raised /row seed should be planted. 



77!^ Canoe Cedar (C nootkatensis). A distinctly beauti- 

 ful tree, hardy, a native of the northern Pacific coast, 

 and with even more than the grace of the Italian Cypress. 

 It thrives in cold, ordinary soils, and it is a pleasure to 

 see it at all seasons. In its native land there is a copious 

 rainfall, and it thrives in wet districts in our country. 

 Syn. Tlmiopsis borealis. 



The Great Japanese Cypress (C ohtusa). A beautiful 

 evergreen tree of the mountains of Japan, better known 

 in our gardens under the wrong name of Retinospora. 

 It grows nearly loo feet high, and in its own country it 

 is much used to form avenues. It has many varieties 

 with Latin names, but few of them of real value as 

 they grow old, and these varieties and their Latin names 

 and propagation by cuttings will no doubt do their sorry 

 work in blinding us to the value of the wild tree. Only 

 plants from seed are worth planting. 



The Douglas Fir. The most valuable evergreen tree 

 introduced for timber production, and now a common 

 tree. It should be planted in sheltered valleys or woods, 

 but will live in all soils ranging from light sands and 

 gravels to moderately stiff clay. There are several 

 varieties of the tree, that known as the Colorado variety 

 being considered the hardiest but not the best grower. 

 Its growth in Ireland and Scotland is very fine. 



The Sitka Spruce [Abies sitchensis). In places where 

 this Spruce thrives it is a beautiful tree with bluish 

 silvery-grey leaves. In a damp climate, where the soil 



