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into the very teeth of the blast, and are known as peculiarly 

 well suited for such situations. 



The following list includes such trees and shrubs as have, 

 from long experience, been found well suited for planting 

 on cold and wind-swept shores, and the trees are arranged 

 according to their value in this respect. 



HARDWOODS 



The Sycamore (Acer Pseudo-platanus) is, without doubt, 

 the most valuable hardwooded tree of timber size that I have 

 come across for planting in exposed seaside situations. It 

 succeeds well, even at highwater mark, the stout, twiggy 

 branches being thrown out into the very face of the blast. 

 Even during winter, and in a leafless state, the amount of 

 shelter afforded by this tree is quite surprising. Taking 

 everything into consideration its great hardihood, and 

 suitability to various soils and situations, I consider the 

 sycamore the most valuable of any deciduous tree that I 

 have yet tried for seaside planting. 



The Elder (Sambucus nigra) is, amongst small-growing 

 trees, the best for planting in exposed seaside districts. 

 Its powers of endurance are even greater than those of the 

 sycamore, although the amount of shelter it affords is by 

 no means so great. Where its branches are constantly 

 exposed to the saline-laden breeze, and its roots amongst 

 almost pure sand, it grows and thrives in a manner that is 

 quite surprising. With the greatest advantages have I 

 used the elder as a wind-break on some of the most exposed 

 and desolate coasts of the British Isles. Even where grown 

 as a single specimen, it seems to disregard the angry blast 

 and saline particles with which it is almost constantly pelted 

 a fact that may be verified, in not one, but several stations 

 along the coast. Then, what tree is of readier culture than 

 the elder, succeeds better in poor, sandy soils, or spreads 

 about to an equal extent ? 



The Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) stands the first 

 brunt of the sea-breeze in a most commendable way in- 

 deed, it may be recommended as one of the most hardy 



