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CHAPTER VIII. 



PLANTING BAREBN AND EXPOSED DISTEICTS. 



Amongst the coniferse found suitable for •withstanding 

 sea-breezes and exposures on coasts are tlie following : 

 Pinus montana, P. pumilo, P. finaster or maritima, P. 

 ausiriaca, P. syhestris, and P. laricio, and the silver 

 fir, P. pectinaia, — all have severally succeeded very- 

 well. 



Of the hardwooded sorts, undoubtedly the best to 

 withstand wind in any situation is the plane-tree or 

 sycamore (Acer pseudo-platanus). Its branches being 

 " tM'iggy," it resists the gales with greater impunity 

 than any other, and forms a fine round head under 

 any disadvantage of exposure. 



Several of the poplars also do well, notably the 

 Populus tremula ; several of the alders in wet situa- 

 tions or soils, as Alnus glutinosa, and the hoary alder 

 (Alnus incana), Norway maple {Acer platanoides), and 

 many of the numerous members of the willow (Salix) 

 family. In sandy soUs, or indeed in pure sand, the 

 goat-willow {Salix caprea) is an excellent variety to 

 plant; also the Huntingdon willow {Salix alba) and 

 the mountain - ash {Pyrus aucuparia). Birch, ash, 

 elm may next in order be named, and lastly, oak 

 and beech. The last mentioned, however, is least 



