1(U HARDY CONlFPmors TREES. 



Cunning^hamia sinensis. Age uncertain, probably 

 34 years; cubic contents 27 feet; soil rich black loam. 

 Timber of a beautiful light mahogany colour, firm, clean- 

 grained, and taking a good polish. That of a specimen cut 

 at Esher Place,^ Surrey, planted fully thirty years, and 37 feet 

 high, was of good quality, and the colouring rich, though not 

 equal to the first-mentioned tree. It was growing on deep 

 sandy soil, but was shabby of appearance, and this was the 

 reason for its removal. 



Cupressus Lawsoniana. Age 27 years; cubic con- 

 tents 19 feet; soil gravelly loam. Timber of a pleasing 

 yellow colour, very close-grained and hard, and works well 

 under the tools of the carpenter. Fences of posts made from 

 the wood have stood a seven years' test satisfactorily ; but for 

 household carpentry the wood is evidently best suited. It is 

 sweetly scented and very elastic. 



C. macrocarpa. Age 38 years; cubic contents 43 feet; 

 soil good yellow loam. Timber of first-rate quality, being re- 

 markably hard and very close grained. It is barberry-yellow 

 in colour, but towards the centre reddish-yellow, very compact 

 and close-grained, and it works smoothly under the tools of 

 the carpenter. The lasting qualities, both in and out of 

 doors, are quite satisfactory. I consider the timber of this 

 cypress superior to that of most of our home-grown woods. 



C. NootkatensiS. Age 23 years; cubic contents 19 

 feet ; soil gravelly loam. Timber excellent, even in the im- 

 mature specimen to which I refer, of a pleasant light yellow 

 colour, and agreeably scented. It is light, close-grained, and, 

 being clean, works and polishes regularly, but is rather brittle. 

 When tested out of doors, the results were favourable, more 

 so than was expected from the immature specimens at our 

 disposal. 



C. torulosa, Age 35 years; cubic contents 26 feet; 

 soil black loam. Timber highly fragrant, purplish-yellow, 

 hard, close-grained, and fibrous. For indoor work it is 



* A portion of the trunk which I sent to the Surveyor's Institution, London, 

 shows well the beautiful colour and graining of the timber. 



