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Pine tribe the Corsican Pine has been most successful, having 

 grown rapidly ; though for a few years they were liable to be 

 blown down, they have stood well when fully established. This 

 Pine was less molested than others by rabbits. The Austrian 

 Pine makes excellent shelter, but, except the Scotch Fir, other 

 Pines have failed, as compared with the Spruce tribe. The 

 Nordmann's Silver Fir, however, has done worse than any. 

 Mr. Dod had persevered with this very ornamental tree, and had 

 planted several hundred in successive years, and in every variety 

 of aspects, but hardly one now survived, and he considered this 

 species a total failure for stiff and cold land. 



Of other kinds, two or three specimens of Abies grandis had 

 done very well in rather exposed places. Cedrus atlantica was 

 exceptionally good. Abies Pinsapo had proved hardier than he 

 expected. Sequoia gigantea seemed satisfied with the soil and 

 climate, but was not a favourite. Cedrus Deodara and Abies 

 nobilis promised fairly well, except that the last-named pro- 

 duced cones in great abundance, showing precocious maturity. 

 Cupressus Laiusoniana was a success everywhere ; but Taxodium 

 sempervirens, the Eedwood, from which he had hoped great 

 things, because he had seen it do so well on the stiff soil of 

 Windsor Great Park, had failed entirely, in spite of repeated 

 trials. Mr. Dod hoped these hints might interest any who were 

 intending to plant Conifers on soils similar to his own. 



CONIFEKS FOE ECONOMIC PLANTING. 



By Mr. A. D. Webstee, F.E.S.E. 



It is a strange fact that out of nearly two hundred and fifty 

 species of coniferous trees that have been introduced to this 

 country only the following sixteen, so far as is at present known, 

 can be utilised in an economic sense, or for truly profitable 

 planting. Equally strange it is that, with perhaps one excep- 

 tion, the very trees the timber of which is imported in such large 

 quantities to this country for constructive purposes have received 

 but little attention at the hands of the British planter, beiag found 



