58 PLANTING. 



for sake of shelter is the Pinus austriaca, (2) Pinus 

 pinaster maritima, and (3) the common silver fir. 



Eecapitulation of trees and shrubs best adapted for 

 planting within the influence of the sea-breeze, be- 

 ginning with deciduous trees, and taking them in 

 their order of merit, considering them more in their 

 adaptation to maritime situations than their useful- 

 ness as timber or mercantile products : — 



Trees. — 1. The trembling poplar (Populus treniula) ; 

 2. The goat- willow (Salix caprea) ; 3. The sycamore 

 (Acer pseudo-platanus) ; 4. The mountain-ash or rowan- 

 tree {Pyrus aucuparia) ; 5. Wild cherry (Cerasus syl- 

 vestris) ; 6. Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) ; 7. The 

 wych-elm {Ulmus montana) ; 8. The oak {Quercus). 



Amongst coniferee, the following are considered 

 the best : — 



Trees. — 1. Pirhus austriaca (Austrian pine) ; 2. 

 Pinus pinaster maritima (maritime pine) ; 3. Picea 

 pectinata (silver fir) ; 4. Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine) ; 

 5. Pinus laricio (Corsican pine) ; 6. Pinus Douglasii 

 (Douglas spruce). 



Shruhs, in their order of hardiness : — 



1. Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) ; 2. The 



elder (Samhucus nigra) ; 3. lowberry {Symphori- 



carpus racemosus); 4. Spircea adiantifolia ; 5. Ever- 

 green barberry {Mahonia aquifolium) ; 6. The tama- 

 risk (Tamarix gallica); 7. The Scotch rose or brier ; 

 8. Sweet birch ; 9. Hawthorn ; 10. The goat or moun- 

 tain willow. 



In connection with planting any of the preceding 

 list of trees or shrubs, very special attention is called 

 to the state of the ground, which, if unsuitable, must 

 either be improved, or failure will to some extent be 

 the inevitable result. 



