STATISTICS OF CONIFERS IN THE BRITISH ISLANDS. 



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General Eemarks, — Of the above-mentioned Conifers, Abies canadensis, A. 

 excelsa, Juniperus virginiana, and Pinus sylrestris, all very fine specimens of 

 their kind, are growing in the public pleasure grounds at Studley Eoyal. All the 

 others grow in the private pleasure grounds, and most of them are good specimens 

 in vigorous health. 



SCOTLAND. 



II.— STATISTICS OF CONIFEKS IN SCOTLAND. 



ABEEDEENSHIRE. 

 Balmoral. Her Majesty the Queen. 



Altitude, 900 to 950 feet. Soil, varied, from sandy loam to moorish ; 

 subsoil, gravelly with boulders. 



Correspondent : Mr. John Michie, Forester, Danzig, Ballater. 



Botanical Name 



Age 



Height 



Girth at 

 5 ft. up 



Diameter of 

 Brandies 



Exposure 



Remarks 





Tears 



Feet 



Ft. 111. 



Feet 





(Planted by H.R.H. Prin- 





26 



35 



2 6 



17 



N. 



\ cess Beatrice in 1865, 















( One of the best Firs. 





2G 



37 



3 8 



13 





Very healthy and vigorous. 





25 



47 



4 3 



36 



W. 



Most satisfactory. 





16 



29 



1 10 



14 





Very vigorous. 





16 



29 



3 2 



10 



5) 



Fine ornamental tree. 





26 



40 



3 3 



15 





)) »» >5 





42 



42 



4 1 



20 



5' 



One of the hardiest k, best. 





27 



22 



1 11 



11 



J> 



Hardy and ornamental. 





25 



23 



1 10 



9 



)) 



Fine hardy Pine. 



Wellingtonia gigantea. . 



25 



29 



4 ] 



15 



5> 



Often browned in winter. 



General Remarks. — Among the newer Coniferee which have been tried at this 

 high altitude, three species have proved themselves to be decidedly hardier than 

 any of the others, and have successfully withstood the severest winter, spring, and 

 even summer frosts which prevail in this district. These are Abies Douglasii, 

 Pinus Cembra, and Thmjopns borealis, all of which take kindly to the soil and 

 climate, and seem to thrive anywhere here. Abies Albertiana is not far behind 

 them, although it does not stand exposure to wind so well, and sometimes gets 

 slightly frosted, owing to the tender young shoots beginning to expand before 

 the season of early summer frosts are past. Abies concolor, A.grandis, A. magnifica, 

 and A. nobilis all grow vigorously, but occasionally suffer from frostbite in spring. 

 A. Menziesii does not thrive on the poor thin soil ; and A. jVordmamiiana, as a 

 rule, becomes unhealthy and infested with insects after a time. The severity of 

 the winter proves fatal to Araucaria imbricata ; and from the same cause none 

 of the Cedars can make any headway, but, after struggling a few years in a 

 crippled state, ultimately die out. Pimis excelsa and P. insignis are also too tender 



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