170 Dimensions of some Trees at Puloe, Lanarkshire. 



fir does not grow well here ; and the balm of Gilead, very badly ; 

 but the silver fir, upon high rocky soils, particularly upon ba- 

 saltic rock, grows better, and stands the wind better, than any of 

 the spruce or fir tribe. The pine, or Scotch fir, as it is gene- 

 rally termed, grows well in deep sand, but is not a flourishing 

 tree in our soil generally. The larch grows well in sheltered 

 situations, where the soil is dry and hard, gravelly, or loamy; 

 or in any kind of soil upon steep banks. 



The pinaster grows rapidly, and is the best pine for resisting 

 wind. The cedar of Lebanon grows well here, particularly upon 

 similar situations to those which I allege suitable to the larch. I 

 have inarched several cedars upon the larch, which seem to pro- 

 mise well ; and also upon spruce and silver firs, more recently. 



The cypress, when raised from seed, and not transplanted, 

 grows luxuriantly. The acacias grow well, but break frequently 

 in storms of wind. The Acacia afFinis, a most beautiful ever- 

 green, thrives well, but suffers by frosts. All the arbor vita;s 

 grow well here, and also the junipers, called American cedars. 



I have planted the stone, or cembra, pine of Siberia, Pinus 

 rigida, P. ponderosa, P. taurica, and the Corsican pine, all 

 which promise to be very valuable trees in stormy and exposed 

 situations. The Roman stone pine grows very well, particularly 

 if not moved from the place in which it is sown ; and P. Tse^da, 

 I believe, and P. halepensis, thrive well here, although they grow 

 slowly. I have several others, and amongst them the deodara; 

 but they are too young yet to afford indication of their future 

 character and capacity to grow well here. The Magnoh'a grandi- 

 flora has stood out as a standard for three or four years ; and the 

 catalpa, Judas tree, and mulberry also. The other deciduous 

 magnolias grow well ; and the deciduous cypress grows luxuri- 

 antly. The myrtle has been out of doors for two years in severe 

 winters. The bay tree grows very well, and the arbutus in open 

 exposed situations ; but they require a dry subsoil. The kalmia 

 grows well, also the cork tree, though very slowly. 



The common English elm stands the wind extremely well, 

 and all the elms grow rapidly. The Cornish upright elm, 

 which grows like a Lombardy poplar, is, I think, a very valuable 

 tree for exposed places ; as is, also, the weeping elm of America, 

 which grows very luxuriantly and rapidly. The yew grows 

 well, and to a good size, in this district, and resists the wind well. 

 The Virginian scarlet oak grows slowly, and is brittle; but 

 Quercus tinctoria promises to grow well. The hemlock spruce 

 grows slowly here ; the weeping willow, luxuriantly ; but it 

 suffers by the spring frosts, and sometimes is much injured from 

 the same cause in winter. The cut-leaved alder seems to be a 

 larger tree than the common one, and is a valuable tree; and 

 a kind of ash with undivided leaves grows rapidly, and is a 



