j?seudolarix 



( 242 ) 



Pseudotsuga 



PSEUDOLARIX. (FALSE or CHINESE 

 LARCH, and GOLDEN LARCH.) 



A hardy tree of noble presence (vrd. Coniferse). 

 It is separated from the true Larches by the cones 

 having deciduous scales. (For culture, sec PlNUS.) 



Only Species : 



Kiwupferi, I'M to 130', Ivs. 1J" to 2J" long, grn. 

 when young, golden when old, cones 'A" long, pen- 

 dulous (syns. Fortune! and Abies, Larix and Pinus 

 Kajrupferi). 



species (ard. Palma>), may be cultivated like the 

 Phoenixes (which see). 



PSEUDOTSUGA. 



One species {ord. Coniferas), with many varieties, 

 several of which, especially brevifolia pcndula and 

 Stairii, are handsome trees, and, like the type, 

 hardy in all but very exposed positions. Douglasii 

 likes a rather sheltered position, and should not 

 be planted near the coast. When at its best it is 

 one of the noblest of Conifers, and apart from the 



Pliulu: C'tlssiK ,(; 



TKILOliA FLOKE }>LKXO ( P. 241). 



PSEUDOPANAX. 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs or small trees (ord. 

 Araliacese), thriving when treated like the Aralias. 



Principal Species : 

 crassifolium, 40', gru., vars. punctata and tri- 



wh. (/.*. Aralia eras- folia. 



sifolia, and Panax cms- Lessouii, Ivs. thick, 



sifolium). Tliere are leathery. 



PSEUDOPHCENIX. 



Sargentii, 2.")', stove, leaves 4-J-' long, pinnate, 

 fruits bright orange or red, |" across, the only 



points already mentioned, not difficult to grow. 

 (Culture and propagation as for PlNUS, which 

 tee.) 



Only Species and its Varieties : 

 daridiana (nee Keteleeria Picta Douglasii, Pinus 



davidiana). 

 Douglasii, 100' to ISO', 

 Ivs. silvery beneath, 

 cones 4" long, ovate 

 oblong (xynx. taxifolia, 

 Abii>s Douglasii, mu- 

 cronata, and taxifolia, 



Douglasii ;nnl t;ixifo]ia, 

 and Tsuga Douglasii"!. 

 - hrrvifolia, Ivs. sliiniiif; 

 grn., pyramidal habit, 

 growth slow. 

 gUiuca, Ivs. dark grn. 





