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The Species of the Genus Larix. “ 
shoots of young trees are provided with particularly long 
leaves, giving them the characteristic appearance, which 
by itself alone renders them distinguishable from the other 
Fig. 6. L. occidentalis Nutt. Cones from cultivated trees. Botanical 
Gardens, Copenhagen 1928. (Nat. size, upper row dry, lower row wet, 
the same two cones). 
cultivated species. It was introduced into Europe (Kew) 
in 1881, and thrives well under cultivation in Great Britain, 
developing the same fine form of growth as when found 
in its native surroundings, but is attacked by Dasyscypha 
Willkommi, with which it has also been badly beset in 
Denmark (Hæsede Nursery at Gisselfeld, Dr. BoRGESEN’s 
garden in Hellebæk, the Nurseries of the Danish Experi- 
