CONIFEES AT ORTOX LOXGUEVILLE, 



69 



dark green foliage. The best of the common Silver Firs, A. 

 2')ectinata, is 85 feet in height and 13 feet 6 inches in girth. 



The genus Pinus is represented by some tall handsome trees. 

 P. Jeffrey ii is not yet a very large tree, but produces fine cones. 

 P. excelsa, the Bhotan Pine, should find a place in every garden 

 of any size, owing to its distinct and beautiful appearance. The 

 tallest tree is 61 feet high, with a girth of 10 feet. P. Sahiniana 

 is 55 feet high and 7 feet 9 inches in girth. P. macrocarpa has 

 long drooping fohage a foot in length. The cones, although at 

 present produced but sparingly, are remarkable for their size — ■ 

 the largest are 9 inches in length and 18 inches in circumference. 

 The tree is 55 feet high, with a girth of 8 feet. There are several 

 trees of the heavy-wooded Pine, P. ijonclerosa, the tallest of 

 which is 63 feet, and 6 feet in girth. It has a columnar 

 appearance, like the Italian Poplar. P. Laricio, or Corsican 

 Pine, grows freely and makes a good head ; it also produces 

 whorls of cones profusely. The tallest tree is 60 feet, with a 

 girth of 7 feet. P. austriaca is 45 feet high, and forms a dense 

 head of foliage. It is good for shelter. Among others are 

 P. monticola and P. muricata, Bishop's Pine, with whorls of 

 cones of several years' growth. It has a very distinct dwarf 

 habit, being only about 20 feet high, although it is as old as 

 some that have a height of 60 feet. The Weymouth Pine, 

 P. Strohus, and a few others are also represented. 



The three kinds of Cedrus are represented by good specimens, 

 the handsomest of which, in my opinion, is G. atlantica, or 

 Mount Atlas Cedar of Northern Africa. It produces cones in 

 abundance, and throughout the summer and autumn months its 

 glaucous foliage and hundreds of cones have a very telling effect. 

 It is over 60 feet high, with a girth of 8 feet 6 inches. 

 C. Deodara is 46 feet high, and has a trunk 8 feet in circum- 

 ference. It has not yet produced any cones, but plenty of pollen- 

 bearing catkins. C. Lihani, or Cedar of Lebanon, rises to 60 

 feet high — has good trunks, bears cones abundantly, and this 

 year myriads of catkins also. 



Of the Incense Cedar, Lihoceclrus decurrens. there are several 

 trees, the tallest of which is 50 feet, with as symmetrical columns 

 as one could wish ; it thrives remarkably well, is about thirty 

 years old, and produces curious little cones. This species was sold , 

 and perhaps is now known by some, under the name of Thuya 



