88 SEASIDE TREES AND SHRUBS 



Syringa. A favourite flowering shrub in gardens. 

 It will not bear the cold winds by the sea in 

 the east, but does well when sheltered. Some 

 varieties bear double flowers. Deciduous ; South 

 Europe, 1596. 



Picea cephalonica. See Abies cephalonica. 



Picea excelsa (syn. Abies excelsa], Burgundy 

 Pitch Tree, Norway Spruce. A well-known Pine, 

 which grows to a great height. Near the sea it 

 must be sheltered by high hills or by high trees 

 in quantity. It will not thrive in shallow soils, 

 or where it is subject to drought. In deep, 

 well-drained situations it often makes fine timber. 

 Evergreen ; North of Europe, particularly Nor- 

 way, 1548. There are many varieties of this 

 species. 



Picea nobilis. See Abies nobilis. 



Picea nordmanniana. See Abies nordman- 

 niana. 



Picea orientalis, Oriental Spruce (syn. Abies 

 crientalis\ A dense -growing lofty tree. It 

 grows slowly while it is young ; but after a 

 few years, when it gets well established, it goes 

 away rapidly. Cultural conditions and about the 

 same degree of hardiness as for the Norway 

 Spruce. Evergreen; Taurus and Caucasus, 1825. 



Pinus austriaca, Black or Austrian Pine. This 

 is without exception the hardiest of evergreen 

 trees for the eastern coast. It appears able to 



