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67 ft. high and 5 ft. 6 in. girth ; and at Altyre, Morayshire, 60 ft. 

 high and 3 ft. 10 in. in girth. Jn England, at Orton Longue- 

 ville it is 58 ft. high. In Ireland, at Woodstock, 45 ft. high 

 and 4 ft. 8 in. in girth. 



Pinus Pinaster, introduced to Britain from the shores of 

 the Mediterranean by the Earl of Aberdeen in 1825, has been 

 chiefly planted along our sea-coasts as a wind-break, or where 

 no more useful tree would thrive, its well-known merits as a 

 maritime Pine making it valuable for seaside planting, where 

 the soil and climate suit its nature. As a timber tree it is 

 of small value in this country, and the other products, for 

 which the tree is highly valued in Gascony, France, and other 

 parts where it flourishes, are not utilised in Britain. The best 

 tree recorded is in Scotland, at Haddo, the Earl of Aberdeen's 

 seat in Aberdeenshire, 43 ft. high and G ft. in girth. In England, 

 at Hewell, it is 68 ft. high and 10 ft. in girth ; and at Woodstock? 

 in Ireland, it is 60 ft. high and 7 ft. 9 in. in girth. 



Pinus ponderosa is the typical Eed Pine of North-west 

 America, and on the whole is the most satisfactory of that sec- 

 tion which grows in Britain. Introduced by Douglas in 1827, it 

 was nearly a quarter of a century later before it was planted freely 

 in pleasure-grounds and Pineta throughout the country ; it 

 eventually found its way into plantations, and it is now amongst 

 the commonest of the long-leaved Pines met with in Great 

 Britain. It is a very sturdy and moderately fast grower in a soil 

 and climate that suit it, and in course of time it may prove 

 worthy of a place among timber trees, as the wood is of excellent 

 quality when fully matured, which none of it is yet in Britain. 

 The finest trees recorded are in England, at Linton Park, 63 ft. 

 high and 9 ft. 2 in. in girth ; and at Orton Longueville, 63 ft. high. 

 In Scotland it is 50 ft. high and 4 ft. 6 in. in girth at Whitting- 

 hame ; and in Ireland 36 ft. high and 2 ft. in girth at Powers- 

 court. 



Pinus ijyrcnaica, a native of the Pyrenees as its name 

 implies, has been grown in Britain since 1834, and thrives 

 tolerably well in sheltered places, where as a young tree it has an 

 attractive appearance. As a timber tree it does not yet rank high, 

 and its chief use in this country is as an ornamental tree. At 

 Keir it is 35 ft. high and 5 ft. 4 in. in girth ; and at Glamis, 

 Forfarshire, 32 ft. high and 3 ft. in girth. 



