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A MANUAL OF THE CONIFERS. 



products, and among the Swiss and Tyrolese Alps the bark of young 

 Larches is used in tanning leather. 



Larix is the Latin name of the common Larch ; the derivation 

 of the word is uncertain, but it is believed to be allied to a 

 Celtic word lar, fat, in allusion to its abundant secretions. 



Of the seven or eight species of Larch described by Botanists, the 

 European is the only one planted in this country for purposes of utility, 

 and, with the exception of the beautiful Chinese Golden Larch, which 

 should have a place in every collection, it is the only one that can be 

 recommended for the landscape, the park, and other ornamental planting. 



Scientific Name. 



LABIX EUKOPJEA 



(De Candolle) 



GiuffIthii 



(Hooker fil.) 



K^MPFEllI 



(Fortune) 



leptolepis 



(Gordon) 



Lyalli 



(Parlatore) 



MICROCARPA 



(Forbes) 



OCCIDENTALIS 



(Nuttall) 



Synonyms. 



Pinus larix (Linnaeus) 

 Abies larix (Lindley) 



Abies GriflUhiana 



(Lindley) 

 Pinus GriffitJiiana 



(Parlatore) 



Abies Kcempferi 



(Lindley) 

 Pinus Kcempferi 



(Parlatore) 



Pseudo-larix Kmmpferi 



(Gordon) 



Abies leptolepis 



(Siebold) 

 Larix japonica 



(Carriere) 

 Pinus leptolepis 



(Endlicher) 



Pinus Lyalli (Parlatore) 



Larix Americana 



(Michaux) 

 ,, pendula (Salisbury) 

 Pinus pendula 



(Solander) 

 ,, mierocarpa 



(Lambert) 

 Abies mierocarpa 



(Lindley) 



Pinus Nuttalliana 



(Parlatore) 



Popular Name. 



The European or 

 common Larch 



The Sikkim 



Larch 



The Chinese 

 Golden Larch 



The Japanese 



Larch 



Dr. Lyall's 



Larch 



The American or 

 black Larch 



The Western 



Larch 



Habitat. 



Central Europe & 

 Northern Asia 



The Himalayas 



Northern China 



Japan 



Oregon, Cascade 

 Mountains 



N. America, from 



the Potomac to 



the Hudson's 



Bay 



Oregon ... 



Height 



in 

 Feet. 



80-100 

 20— 40 



80—120 



30— 40 



40— 50 



50— 70 



100—150 



