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beauty to great age. Though a Httle difficult to trans- 

 plant and at first slow of growth it eventually attains 

 great size and stateliness. Picea omorica, already men- 

 tioned, is somewhat like the last, only it has a very 

 dark colour, darker than almost any evergreen except the 

 yew. It is, unfortunately, little known and appreciated. 

 Alcock's spruce (Picea alcockiana) has fine close set 

 foliage, silvery underneath, and it is quite hardy. Picea 

 polita, the tiger-tail spruce, is quaint with its dark 

 rich foliage and shape of branches suggesting a tiger's 

 tail. It is a very rugged kind. Of course, there are 

 other fine spruces, but the ones mentioned are most 

 useful for a lawn laid out on a well-conceived landscape 

 design and not for a museum of evergreens. 



The pines are always fine and the number of kinds is 

 considerable. Some of the common American sorts, 

 however, head the list for hardiness and usefulness, 

 although they are, unfortunately, not much used. 

 Pinus resinosa, red pine, is such a one and so is Pinus 

 regida, pitch pine, though less beautiful. It is most use- 

 ful, however, on poor, sandy land. The native white 

 pine {Pinus strobus) is, on the other hand, fully appre- 

 ciated though it is native. It is perhaps the most 

 beautiful evergreen of North America. It attains a 

 lofty size and is sometimes damaged by wind storms and 

 ice, but it is lovely in its colouring. The Bhotan pine 

 {Pinus excelsa) much resembles the white pine except 

 the needles are a little longer and more graceful. It is 

 not quite as hardy as the white pine. Then there is 

 Pinus parviflora with its blue shades. Quite distinct. 



