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A LARGE COLLECTION OF CONIFERS FOR 
THE PINETUM 
At his country place at Stamford, Conn., Mr. Lowell M. Pal- 
mer has, for a number of years, been bringing together a large 
collection of conifers, until he now has one of the richest col- 
lections in the country. Learning of the desire of the Garden 
to establish its pinetum, he generously offered a selection, from 
this rich assortment, of such species and varieties as were desirable 
to complement the collections already brought together in the 
Garden nurseries. These were at our disposal at such time as it 
was desired to begin work on the laying out of this plantation. 
This work was undertaken during the present spring, and Mr. 
Palmer at once presented a collection of about 450 individuals of 
these popular trees and shrubs, kindly causing them to be de- 
livered on the pinetum site in excellent condition for immediate 
planting. The greater part of these were of such size as to war- 
rant their installation at once in the pinetum ; the remainder were 
placed in our nurseries for the present. 
Some of the genera more fully represented are: /umziperus, the 
cedars, with 28 species and varieties ; Picea, the spruces, with 
24; Adzies, the firs, with 18; Pinus, with 28; Retinispora, with 
24; Taxus, the yews, with 12; Thuja, with 18. And in addition 
to these, the following genera were represented by one or more 
species: Cedrus, Cephalotaxus, Cryptomeria, Cupressus, Larix, 
Pseudotsuga, Ginkgo, Sciadopitys, Thujopsts, and Tsuga. 
o large an addition is most welcome, and greatly increases 
the value of the pinetum, both from the point of view of the lover 
of these plants and from that of the student of them. The pos- 
sibilities for their comparative study are thus greatly increased, 
and there is much yet to learn of the specific limitations of many 
Species. Nasu 
NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT. 
Dr. N. L. Britton has been reappointed Botanist of the Society 
of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists for the year 
1903, a position he has held since Igo1. 
