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foliage, taken in connexion with their peculiar arrangement, 

 render it very beautiful and interesting The appearance 

 also of the small cones when young is worthy of notice, and 

 adds much to its ornament at that period In this particular 

 there are three varieties, viz. those producing white cones, 

 brown cones, and red cones. These variations, which are 

 so striking during the growth of the cones, are not equally 

 discernable at their maturity, as they then become dry and 

 lose their colour. 



Pinus larix, or Eurofi ean. This is the well known tree 

 so much planted in Scotland and England for its timber, and 

 which is so often mentioned in descriptions of Scottish 

 scenery. It forms a lofty tree, and will grow extremely 

 well on almost any soil, even on those that are barren, and as 

 well in clay soil as others. It thrives exceedingly even on 

 the declivities of hills and the sides of mountains, and will re- 

 sist the severest cold, and is therefore calculated for bieak 

 situations. Its growth is rapid, its timber very valuable, and 

 it is a beautiful tree for ornament. 



The third species is the Pinus pendula, or Drooping 

 Larch, about which there seems some confusion in different 

 authors ; I shall therefore reserve my comments for a future 

 occasion. 



Thorny A-cacia, or Gleditschia. There are several spe- 

 cies of this tree, some of which are natives of this country, 

 and others of China. 



Gltditschia triacantfios^ or Three Thorned.< This is fre- 

 quently called Honey Locust, and is very common in our 

 country. It forms a large tree ; the leaves are delicate, and 

 pinnated; the flowers make no show, and are succeeded by 

 abundance of large, 1 ng, and broad pods, of a reddish brown 

 colour, which hang on during autumn and winter. The 

 thorns of this kind are red, and from the main one there are 

 generally two others, which spring out nearly opposite to 

 each other. There is also a variety which has no thorns. 



Gteditschia monosfierma, or One Seeded. This is a na- 

 tive of the states south ot the Putowmac, and is easily distin- 

 guished by its pods being small and short, and containing but 

 one seed. It is generally called Water Locust, on account of 

 its natural situation being low and wet. It there forms a tree 

 of 50 feet in height, and from one to two feet in diameter; 

 the branches are armed with thorns, which are less numerous 

 than on the preceding : its foliage, however, is very similar 

 to the above. It will flourish on any good upland soil. 



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