STATISTICS OF CONIFERS IN THE BRITISH ISLANDS. 



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DUMBARTONSHIEE. 



RossDHU. Sir James Colquhoun, Bart. 

 Altitude, 20 feet to 50 feet. Soil, light loam ; subsoil, gravel. 

 Correspondent: Mr. Finlay McPherson, The Gardens, Rossdhu, Luss. 







K 



Girth at 

 5 ft. up 



Diameter of 

 Branches 



Exposure 







Yeirs 



Feet 



Ft. In, 



Feet 





, 



AT.- AIT. -i-- 







3 



0 



— 



Sheltd. 



Vigorous. 







20 



2 



0 



— 



fi 









oo 



6 



9 



— 



), 



V I^UIUUO. 







10 



0 



6 



— 





Xlcill Hi V • 







io 



0 



6 



— 



s» 





Tlnn 0*1 "3 oil 





70 



10 



3 



— 



5> 



V l^Ui U Lis. 







45 



5 



4 



— 



s. 



IVTr^rlpTci'f'P crrr^wfTi 







QA 



10 



1 



— 



Sheltd. 



Vigorous. 









4 



3 



— 



S. 









OO 



2 



6 



— 









108 



110 



17 



9 



— 



Expsd. 



"VovTr l^Pfll■^Vi'U" 







1 9 



1 



0 



— 



S. 



Vigorous. 



Araucaria imbricata 





32 



3 



9 



— 











4 



0 



— 



„ 



iMoQGratG. 







55 



A 



tt 



lU 



— 



Expsd. 



>> 



CryptoinBria japonica 





35 



2 



4 





S. 



35 



V'U.UlctooU.b J-JdiWoUIiicllJ«j •.. 





90 



2 



3 







'\7'i oT»T*/^n c 

 V J ti UiULlO. 







39 



2 



9 





Sheitd. 



IVT r»rl PTO "hp 



IVJL UClt/X d LC • 







18 



1 



6 





>> 









100 



10 



0 





If 



"Vi crovmi G 



Pinus austriaca 





25 



2 



9 





S. 



Moderate. 



„ Cembra 





25 



2 



7 





Sheltd. 





excelsa 





40 



4 



0 





j> 



Vigorous. 



„ monticola 





50 



3 



8 





Expsd, 



Healthy. 



„ syivestris 





65 



11 



0 





Sheltd. 



Vigorous. 



Retinospora pisif era 





18 



2 



0 





>» 



„ plumosa aurea 





15 



1 



8 





>» 



ff 



Taxodium distichum 





30 



3 



5 





5> 



>f 



„ sempervirens... 





44 



3 



0 





5> 







400 



40 



13 



0 





)> 



Healthy. 



Thuya gigantea 





35 



2 



8 





if 



Vigorous. 







14 



2 



1 





ff 



Moderate. 







11 



1 



6 





ff 



Vigorous. 



Wellingtonia gigantea . . . 





65 



11 



0 





J> 





General Remarks. — Some of the above are extra fine specimens. Nearly 

 all hardy Conifers thrive well here, and also some of those considered to be rather 

 tender in many parts of the country. 



