76 



Pinus sylvestris. SCOTCH PINE. 



This is the great forest Pine of Europe. It extends over 

 vast areas from England to Siberia, and from the extreme 

 North of Europe to the mountains of S. Europe. Its most 

 southerly limit is at 5,000 to 6,000 feet on the Sierra- 

 Nevada of Spain. In S. Europe the wood is coarse and 

 not equal to that which reaches us in such large quantities 

 from the Baltic ports, as Memel and red deal. The Scotch- 

 pine succeeds fairly on Table Mountain where it has a 

 growth about two-thirds that of the Cluster-pine. At 

 lower elevations it is stunted and sickly. 1 ounce clean 

 :seed averages 4,340 seeds. 



Pinus tuberculata. KNOB-CONE PINE. 



Single specimens at Tokai seem to show a fair growth, 

 but it has a coarse wood and bushy growth that does not 

 invite extended cultivation. It is somewhat like the 

 Cluster-pine in appearance. An ounce of clean seed aver- 

 ages 2,076 grains. 



Platanus occidentalis. PLANE. 



A leaf-shedder. A handsome tree, affording a 

 dense shade, for which purpose it is largely grown as a 

 roadside and avenue tree in Europe. A native of the 

 Balkan Mountains, it succeeds best where the \vinters are 

 cold, but it does very well at Madeira, and in the nurseries 

 at Tokai and Knysna it grows faster than the Oak. After- 

 wards however it suffers more from wind than the Oak. 

 It grows readily from slips about the size of a lead pencil, 

 and rapidly forms a handsome and shapely tree. With a 

 little care it can be raised from seed. Colonial seed is as 

 good as any that can be imported. The Plane tree is 

 somewhat susceptible to drought, but stands the summer of 

 the Cape Peninsula and has there a growth nearly as 

 vigorous as the Oak. But preferably it should be planted 

 in cold damp places, or in towns where there is running 

 water. Theie are some noble Plane trees in Madeira at 

 2,000 or 3,000 feet on the cool damp mountain side. It 

 .seems remarkable that this beautiful tree should for so 



