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exposed parts of the shores of Western England and Scot- 

 land. 



The Cluster Pine (P. Pinaster) and its smaller-growing 

 variety P. maritima have a world- wide reputation for their 

 suitability for planting on exposed seaside tracts of ground. 

 That they are of great value for planting on sandy wastes is 

 a fact that cannot be gainsaid indeed, few other trees 

 could succeed or eke out an existence in pure sand and 

 where the roots come in contact with the salt water. A 

 great drawback to this pine is its long tap-root and want of 

 fibrous roots ; it transplants with difficulty, but this, as in 

 various other species of pine, may be greatly obviated by 

 careful nursery management. 



In my own opinion the typical tree is hardly equal to 

 the variety maritima either for shelter or withstanding the 

 sea-breeze. The variety, too, is, if anything, the mcst 

 valuable for shelter-giving, it having a much greater in- 

 clination to retain the lower branches intact. 



The Corsican Pine (P. laricio) quite equals the Austrian 

 in its powers of withstanding long-continued and cold 

 winds. That it does not succeed so well on the sea-coast is 

 a fact of which, from repeated experiments, I am fully 

 aware. The Corsican pine, too, is a valuable timber pro- 

 ducer a fact that is well worthy of consideration in exten- 

 sive planting. 



In the Giant Arborvitae (Ihuja gigantca) we have 

 another excellent addition to the list of trees that have 

 been found suitable for planting on exposed maritime 

 grounds. It grows with great rapidity, and I have never 

 found even a solitary example oi this tree having been up- 

 rooted or injured during the most severe storms. On the 

 sea-coast of Wales I have used the giant arborvitse largely 

 in the formation of woods and plantations, and with great 

 success. It transplants well, even when of large size, and 

 is readily propagated. 



Pinus montana may also be recommended for afforesting 

 tracts of ground by the sea-coast. It is a tree of undoubted 

 hardihood, withstanding cold and cutting winds in a worthy 

 manner. 



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