SEASIDE PLANTING. 



rapidly and soon forming an excellent shelter to other less 

 hardy kinds of trees. It is by no means particular as to soil, 

 but succeeds all the better if this is fairly rich. 



The Winged Elm (Ulmus alata). From a long experi- 

 ence of this, at present, little-known tree, I have every con- 

 fidence in recommending it as one of the most valuable trees 

 for planting in cold, wind-tortured, and maritime districts 

 that have yet found their way into this country. Where 

 many of our hardiest trees are bent and shrinking from the 

 blast, this elm stands nobly out, and seems to defy both winds 

 and storm. 



The Huntingdon Willow (Salix alba) and Bedford 

 Willow (S> Eusselliana), but particularly the former, are ex- 

 cellent trees for windy shores. In many places along the 

 coast the Huntingdon willow may be seen in a most flourish- 

 ing and happy condition, and that, too, where the surround- 

 ings are the reverse of favourable. It is a tree of quick 

 growth, and will succeed well in any class of soil if it be not 

 too damp. In one instance that came under my notice, the 

 trees were planted on a promontory overhanging the sea 

 and in such a situation that they were almost constantly 

 subjected to rough-blowing winds coming in from the Irish 

 Sea, and yet they have grown with the greatest freedom, and 

 to-day look as. healthy and happy as if planted in some 

 sheltered inland situation. 



The Beam Tree (Pyrus Aria] is another excellent small 

 growing tree for planting in sites where, from cold saline 

 blasts, few others could eke out even a miserable existence. 



On the limestone cliffs of the Great Orme's Head this 

 handsome and hardy tree grows in a most surprising way 

 indeed, with the exception of one or two species of willow, I 

 question very much whether any other tree could exist under 

 the trying circumstances. The hard and leathery leaves 

 seem as if specially constructed for bearing storms, and, 

 being plentifully produced, render a great amount of shelter 

 to other trees. L 



The Goat Willow (Salix Caprea), for planting in almost 

 pure sand on the sea- coast, is a most valuable small-growing 

 tree, and then it is so hardy that, without the least risk of 



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