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a time seemed to Took down on the slower rival but gradualljp 

 they grew more and more feeble and when a series of dry yeara 

 came on they went out altogether while the sturdy Austrian* 

 grew more vigorous. This makes a fine tree for forest plant- 

 ing. Some which I planted In York twenty-six years ag:« 

 would now make considerable luraber. While not quite a.* 

 strong a grower as the Pondero3a U should be planted on a 

 large scale. But you cannot move 1*. as far north as you ca-i 

 the Scotch. One serious trouble with It is the seedlings are in- 

 clined to damp off badly, and they never can be raised as 

 ofie^ply as either the Scotch or the I'onderosa. 



European Larch. 

 This is a deciduous Conifer from the mountains of Tyrol. 

 It was planted largely In the Highlands of Scotland where it 

 succeeded admirably. About sixty years ago there was much 

 hiterest taken In this tree In our Northern states. In Illinois 

 there were beautiful plantations forty years ago. Standing by 

 Itself It is a charming tree. The main stem is straight as an 

 arrow and It will often have graceful pendulous branches which 

 droop symmetrically on every side like green fountain sprays. 

 In a forest It allows clo^e^plp.nting and bears a great burden of 



■uropean Larch In Western Minnesota. 

 (Bj Permission of Forestry Ddpartmtmt) 



