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SCOTCH PINE. 



The Scotch pine has not been so widely planted in the west- 

 ern part of the state, but where planted compares very favor- 

 ably with the Austrian in rate of growth and hardiness. The 

 young trees are somewhat more slender in their growth than 

 are the Austrian pines and the trunks of single specimens are 

 liable to be crooked and ill-shaped. But where planted in suffi- 

 cient numbers to protect each other the Scotch pine is a very 

 valuable tree. 



The spruces have been less successful than the pines and 

 red cedars. A few trees at the Dodge City Station have done 

 fairly well, and for lawn planting they deserve further trial. 

 All observations seem to indicate that they are much less de- 

 sirable for western planting than the pines and cedars. 



PLATE 9. Red cedar at Glover Park, Bluff City. 



For ornamental purposes evergreens are unsurpassed, offer- 

 ing as they do the same general good appearance throughout 

 the season. The red cedar is not quite so handsome through- 

 out the year, as in dry, cold winters the foliage often assumes 

 a brownish-red tint, which in close view is not so desirable as 

 the pure green of the pines. For park and lawn planting the 

 pines are rated as superior to the cedar for the eastern part 

 of the state. But the hardiness of the red cedar recommends 

 it for the ornamental plantings throughout the central and 

 western part of the state. At Glover park, near Bluff City, 

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