AucusT 1908 
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Cook’s pine (A. Cookii) on the left and the 
Moreton Bay pine (A. Cunninghamii) on the right. 
These two shou:d be more frequently grown 
or shelves. It is slow growing. ‘The foliage 
has a pleasing, light shade of green. 
The primary branches are spreading, the 
branchlets droop. When the trees get large 
they shed their first branches for a distance 
of five-sixths their height; these. are re- 
placed by a short dense bushy growth which 
gives the tree a very singular appearance. 
‘This species seems to be perfectly hardy in 
the southern part of California. 
There was a very handsome araucaria 
introduced into the country some five or six 
years ago under the name of elegantissima 
which is probably a form of Cookii. It has 
been distributed into a very few collections 
in the East. Its branches have a waved 
effect unlike that of any other plant. 
A. Cunninghamz is larger than A. Cookii 
and has a very informal habit. When young 
the longer slender foliage and compact 
growth make it one of the most handsome of 
all conifers. As the plant becomes older 
it looses this compactness but none of its 
beauty. The upper branches ascend, the 
lower are horizontal and the foliage is borne 
in tufts on the ends of the branches. Large 
specimens have a very stately, dignified 
appearance. 
The Bunya-bunya (A. Bidwillii) is a close 
second to the Norfolk pine in popular favor, 
and like it should be grown only on large 
estates where it can be seen from a distance. 
This is a most ponderous looking tree when 
of considerable age, and the very dark green 
of the foliage has a depressing effect upon 
grounds limited in area. Trees having fol- 
iage of a lighter green or flowering trees 
planted in masses will overcome this un- 
desirable and inhospitable impression. The 
Bunya-bunya is somewhat hardier than the 
Norfolk pine and therefore may be more 
generally planted. 
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To have the best results with this species 
the newly set plants must be shaded from 
the sun until they have become thoroughly 
established which will be in about eighteen 
months. Shading may be given by covering 
the plant with lath screens or burlap, placed 
far enough above the plants to give a free 
circulation of air. 
THE MOST INTERESTING SPECIES 
The monkey puzzle (A. imbricata), that 
curious plant with rope-like branches covered 
with very stiff scale-like leaves, is the hardiest 
of all the araucaries but does not thrive on 
the Pacific coast even in the locality of San 
Francisco, yet it can sometimes be grown 
in the East. It demands a cool moist climate 
and the soil must be thoroughly drained. 
Much better specimens of it may be found in 
the warmer parts of the United States and 
in Europe than in California. In interior 
valleys, and the dry, sunny southern portion 
of that state it nevér makes a satisfactory 
growth. If one wishes to attempt to grow 
this tree it must be shaded from the sun 
like the Bunya-bunya. 
Another araucaria which is sometimes 
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The Norfolk Island pine (A, excelsa) is the common 
araucaria of the florists in the East. It is easily 
grown from tip-cuttings, which make more compact 
plants than those grown from seeds 
In California the Norfolk Island pine makes an excellent lawn specimen for large estates and parks. Do 
not plant it in small yards, as it soon outgrows its surroundings 
