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AIIBORETUM AND FKUTICETUM. 



PART III. 



Jig. 64-1. is a copy reduced to a scale of 1 in. to 12 ft. This fine tree is 54ft. 

 6 in. high ; the diameter of the trunk, at a foot from the ground, is 3 ft. 6 in., 

 and that of the head is 58 ft. 8 in. 



Properties and Uses. The wood resembles that of P. yf ria, but is without 

 its peculiarly strong smell. It weighs, when newly cut, 65 Ib. to the cubic foot, 

 and when dried, 48 Ib. 8 oz. It is employed for all the different purposes to 

 which that of P. vf ria is applicable, and is considered rather preferable as 

 fuel, and for charcoal. For fuel, its value, when compared with that of the 

 beech, is as 1-038 to 1-540; and for charcoal, as 1-062 to 1-600. The fruit 

 is brought to market both in England and France ; and, when in a state of 

 incipient decay, it eats somewhat like that of the medlar. As an ornamental 

 tree, its large green buds strongly recommend it in the winter time, as its fine 

 large-lobed leaves do in the summer, and its large and numerous clusters of 

 rich brown fruit do in autumn. 



Soil and Situation. It will grow in a soil not poorer, but more tenacious 

 and moist, than what is suitable for P. /Tria ; and it requires a sheltered 

 situation. It seems more liable to the attacks of insects than that species, 

 and does not thrive so well in the neighbourhood of London. It is propa- 



