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THE BOOK OF GARDENING. 



hardiness is beyond question, 

 it should be planted in front 



and by reason of its dwarf habit 

 of taller-growing shrubs or, better 

 still, in the rock garden, where its 

 trailing growths, often 3ft. in length, 

 and clothed with small, linear, deep 

 green leaves, having a glaucous hue 

 beneath, present quite a cheerful 

 appearance, even in winter. When 

 the main growth is supported by 

 a stake it rises to a height of 

 several feet. 



P. chilina, introduced from the 

 Andes of Chili in 1853, forms a 

 loose, much-branched, free-growing, 

 small tree. Its long- branches are 

 clothed with narrow shining green 

 leaves, glaucous below. A useful 

 species for planting on the outskirts 

 of the lawn, as it is quite distinct, 

 ornamental, and thoroughly hardy. 



Prumnopitys elegans. — Al- 

 though this distinct-looking Conifer 

 has been cultivated here for about 

 forty years it seems to have been 

 planted sparingly. It was dis- 

 covered on the Andes of Valdivia, 

 Southern Chili, at an elevation of 

 5000ft, where it grows to a height 

 of 40ft, but in England it is not 

 much more than a large bush or 

 small tree of dense pyramidal habit. 

 A well-drained, loamy soil, to which 

 has been added a quantity of good 

 leaf-mould, and a sheltered position, 

 suits it admirably, and in such a 

 situation it makes a magnificent ' 

 specimen. 



Pseudolarix KjEMPFERI (Larix 

 Kczmpferi) (Fig. 325), the Golden 

 Larch, was discovered by Mr. Fortune 

 in North China, in 1848. Besides 

 being distinct and. thoroughly hardy, 

 it is of great value for the pleasure- 

 ground. It is of rather slow growth 

 and pyramidal habit. Its horizontal, 

 spreading, fan-shaped branches are clothed in spring and early 

 summer with soft yellow leaves, which towards autumn assume 



lip 



Fig. 324. — Pinus sylvestris 

 fasttgiata. 



