858 
and Araucaria excelsa. 
years’ growth :— 
Tree. Height. 
Ft. in, 
Pinus insignis T. = 58 0 
iy i. m 59 0 
x var. = Ek 44 6 
» ix a 54 0 
P. radiata = bs 40 0 
"m S : 49 0 
P. muricata $5 vs 32 0 
n ee oe 35 0 
” oe oe 27 0 
n oe oe 22 0 
P. canariensis v. ee 32 0 
P. pineaster .. 90ft to 35ft. 
Pinus pen (Stone Pine) os 27 0 
y. 390 $9 
P: sylvestris (Scotch Fi sE 19 0 
21 6 
= longifolia oe ke 21 0 
P. pumi . oe 4 6 
: js es 5 0 
Silver Tree (Leucodendron argenteum) 27 0 
, , 29 0 
Cupressus macrocarpa : +s 29 0 
» a = 89 0 
C. torulosa bs i 22 0 
C. lawsoniana mM = 21 0 
C. sempervirens (spreading) ve 31 0 
” ee oe 31 0 
Abies excelsa (Spruce) "* 25 0 
Cedrus deodara ary >% 21 0 
C, atlantica os "e 20 0 
” ee .. 17 0 
C. libani es a 13 0 
Araucaria excelsa (Norfolk Is. Pine) 35 0 
” 35 0 
Sequoia gigantea (Wellingtonia) HO 
0 
Tazodium sempervirens (Redwood) 28 6 
ss 23 0 
Podocarpus totara ( (Totara) ae 15 0 
-n g- -— ow (cutting — 42 6 
Upright I Poplar l0ft. "high when 
planted) .. Vs xx 40 6 
Transactions.— Botany. 
The following are the results of barely thirteen 
ge 
7 6)\ These are very difficult to dis- 
tinguish until they abies and 
being so variable. 
lopped to 6ft. dont ground. 
Lopped to 6ft. 
This tree grown am 
aster ma; Panis for its 
greater height and less girth. 
Lopped to 6ft. 
4 6 Lopped to 4ft. 
i $19 Not ue 
AI number of them, all 
Ionii to 6ft. from ground. 
11 P te 5ft. 
3 Not lopped. 
9 Both these are med slightly 
6 — from too close proxi- 
mity to insignis d rad dia d. 
6 (Taken 30t ) 
| Branching from ground. 
3 Cut down. 
4 
O Lopped to 6ft. from ground. 
2 2? 
— Dense foliage to the ground. 
EM » 
Ts gb 
I marin an rag proxi- 
| iii ws poem ‘off. Lop- 
Very graceful trees. 
exposed. 
oe vgrovinga at first, but making 
8 
2 
6 
0 
8 
7 
4 
1 
5 
0) Sl 
0 
Top fi. high. 
t. high. 
pen lopped, tut a little more 
m 
Taken 30th June, 1879. 
Several of them. 
pz C» myw p COR ce O HR Wh 
6 
8 
4 
4 
3 
My experience shows me that lopping the lower branches promotes 
growth in height, and, by allowing a free circulation of air from below, 
checks the ravages of red spider, thrip, and other insect pests. 
