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Exotic Conifers in Britain. 



Chamaecyparis nutkaensis, Spach. (Syn. TJiujopsis borealis, 

 Hort.) — Perfectly hardy, and more graceful and impressive, as 

 an ornamental tree, than C. lawsoniana : — 



No. 



Age, years. 



Height. 

 Feet. 



Girth. 

 Ft. In. 



County. 



Remarks. 



i 



15 



22 



1 10 



Banff. 





2 



24 



40 



4 0 



Wicklow. 





3 



30 



40 



3 3 



Queens. 





4 



30 



45 



6 8 



Ross. 





5 



36 



40 



2 6 



Lincoln. 



Measured 1 891. 



6 



48 



47 



3 4 



Lincoln. 



Same tree as No. 5, 













measured 1903. 



Cryptomeria japonica, Don. — Quite hardy, and fairly abun- 

 dant : — 



No. 



Age, years. 



Height. 



Girth. 



County. 



Remarks . 



Feet. 



Ft. In. 



1 



22 



30 



6 3 



Carmarthen. 





2 



30 



64 



7 0 



Cornwall. 





3 



38 



67 



5 0 



Wicklow. 



Measured 189 1. 



4 



50 



62 



5 11 



Wicklow. 



Same tree as No. 3, 











measured 1 903, 













much broken by 













gale in Feb. 1903 



Cupressus macrocarpa, Hartw. — This tree grows best near 

 the sea, few trees resisting the action of sea spray better than 

 this : — 



Remarks. 



Measured 189 1. 

 Measured 1891. 

 Same tree as No. 3, 



measured 1903. 

 Same tree as No. 4, 



blown down Feb. 



1903, measured 



in June. 



No. 



Age, years. 



20 

 30 

 37 

 40 



49 

 52 



Height. 



48 

 61 

 64 

 68 



(?) 



Girth. 



Ft. In. 



County. 



Galway. 

 Edinburgh. 



Kent. 

 Wicklow. 



Kent. 



W T icklow. 



