SEASIDE PLANTING. 



fibrous roots ; it transplants with difficulty, bur 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 most valuable for 

 shelter- giving, it having a much greater inclination 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- 

 ducera fact that is well worthy of consideration in 

 extensive planting. 



^J In the Giant Arborvitae (Thuia gif/antea) 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 of this tree having been uprooted or injured 

 during the most severe storms. On the sea-coast of Wales 

 I have used the giant arborvitae largely in the formation of 

 woods and plantations, and with great success. It trans- 

 plants 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. 



The Scotch Pine (P. sylvestris), though by no means 

 equal to the above for planting by the seaside, must on no 

 account be omitted from our list, for it is a hardy, fast- 

 growing species, and one that can do battle with very severe 

 and long-lasting storms. It should not be planted where it 

 will meet the first brunt of the storm, but given a little 

 shelter, such as that afforded by the above-named kinds. 

 The varieties of pine just named may all be relied upon as 

 peculiarly well fitted for the purpose under consideration 



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