CONIFER* FOR CHALK SOIL. 



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A few Coniferous trees, chiefly North American, grow naturally on 

 the banks of streams, lakes, &c, and some even in swampy places. 

 All such are available for planting in proximity to ornamental 

 water, lake, or river. Of such are the following : — 



The following Coniferous trees and shrubs will grow on 

 chalk soil : — 



Abies excelsa 



„ canadensis 

 Cedrus atlantisa 



* „ deodara 

 Abies magnifica 



„ nobilis 



,, pinsapo 



Pinus austriaca 



,, Laricio 



„ pinaster 



„ sylvestris 



„ excelsa 



* „ insignis 

 Larix europea 



„ leptolepis 

 Wellingtonia gigantea 

 Sequoia sempervirens 

 Cupressus Lawsoniana 



*Cupressus macrocarpa 

 „ nutkaensis 



Biota orientalis 

 „ „ aurea 



Thuia Lobbi 

 ,, occidentalis 

 „ plicata 

 „ „ Wareana 



Juniperus communis 



„ „ hibernica 



„ Sabina 



„ virginiana 



„ chinensis 



Taxus baccata 

 „ „ aurea 



„ „ elegantissima 



„ „ fastigiata 



Salisburia adiantifolia. 



erecta viridis | 



The foregoing list, with the exception of four or five of the included 

 names, is taken from an article in the Gardeners' Chronicle for 

 Xoven'iber 6th, 1875, communicated by James Salter, Esq., F.E.S., m 

 which he enumerates the kinds of Coniferous and other trees he 

 found on trial to flourish on his own chalk land. Mr. Salter remarks 

 that " amon" the larger Conifers that thrive in chalk soil, the common 



