68 SEASIDE TREES AND SHRUBS 



Alnus glutinosa (Alder). Grows quickly in 

 moist lands and swamps. In good soil and where 

 its roots can reach the water it will sometimes 

 grow to the height of 50 or 60 feet. Useful to 

 plant on the cliffs in mixture with others, in 

 plantations as a nurse to other trees, and on 

 the banks of streams or ponds. Deciduous ; 

 indigenous to Britain. 



American Arbor -vitce. See Thuja occidentalis. 



Araucaria imbricata, Monkey Puzzle and 

 Chili Pine. To judge from the fine specimens 

 seen growing at Mulgrave, Fyling Hall, and one 

 or two other places, this may be considered as 

 one of the hardiest trees under very little shelter 

 by the seaside. To grow the tree well it should 

 be planted in an open, airy situation in rather light, 

 deep soil on hilly slopes, or on the edge of a steep 

 hillock where there is a quick drainage. The 

 specimens shown in the illustration are from 30 

 to 40 feet high, in magnificent health, and feathered 

 quite to the bottom. They are twenty-five years 

 old from the planting, at which time they were 

 from 6 to 12 inches high. The trees shown 

 illustrate the advantage of a good soil preparation 

 before planting. The position in which they are 

 now growing was formerly an old stackyard. 

 The ground was raised to the level of the wall 

 with good soil, and the young trees planted close 

 to the edge of the wall, where they are now grow- 



