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JOUEXAL OF THE ROYAL IIOKTICULTUIiAL SOCIETY. 



ruining them, and many of the trees, both large and small, have been destroyed in 

 trying to get rid of it. A. concolor, lasiocarpa or Zowii, is another beautiful Fir 

 which thrives well here, and there are many fine specimens, although several 

 of the older trees have been somewhat disfigured by the loss of their leaders. Of 

 that doubtful and vexing species, A. amahiUs of Douglas, there are several plants, 

 none of which, however, I would venture to guarantee ; but there is a nice speci- 

 men at the village schoolhouse which answers the description in Veitch's Manual, 

 and which the planter (the late Mr. Koss, teacher) assured me was genuine. I 

 may say that it was a treat to spend an hour with Mr. Eoss, discoursing on plants 

 in general, and Conifers in particular. He was a great enthusiast among the 

 latter, as his work still shows ; the tallest and thickest-stemmed Wellingtonia 

 in the parish being there, as well as the finest variegated one in the county, 

 besides many other choice and rare Conifers. Araucarias have not been a success 

 here, and very few are planted. Cedars also have been but sparsely planted 

 and grow slowly, but they are fairly healthy, and by 1991 they maj'' be the orna- 

 ment of the place. The Pines do moderately well, but there have not been many 

 varieties planted. Pinns mistriaca grows freely, but more in a bush than a tree 

 form, and makes good shelter. P. Cemlra and P. ])yrenaica both do well and 

 f orm nice trees ; but P. Laricio is scrubby, P. Jeffreyi rather stunted, and 

 P. 2)(mderosa and P. Benthamiana, which appear to be the same, are doing tolera- 

 bly well. Of the class of smaller ornamental Conifers there is not a great variety ; 

 but CnjJTessus Lan'soniana, Thuya gigantea, and Tlmyopsis dorealls are grown in 

 quantity and are thriving beautifully. Wellinr/tonia yigantea does not do very 

 well as a'rule, and at its best the growth is slow and the foliage thin, not at all 

 characteristic of the tree. 



KiNNETTLES. JOSEPH GRIMOXD, Esq. 



Altitude, 130 feet. Soil, strong loam; subsoil, clay. 

 Correspondent : Mr. David Blyth, The Gardens, Kinnettles, Forfar. 











;er of 

 ■hes 



B 





Botanical Name 



Age 



_bi3 

 "S 



Girth at 





CO 



o 



Remarks 





W 



5 ft. up 



s =« 



a 







Years 



Feet 



Ft. In. 



Feet 







Abies Albertiana 



30 



34 



1 6 



18 



s.w. 



Fine healthy tree. 



„ bracteata 



20 



21 



1 1 



16 





Unique in district. 



,, concolor 



32 



50 



4 0 



20 





Very fiine specimen. 



„ Douglasii 



32 



72 



4 8 



36 





JJ 5) 





32 



65 



5 0 



28 









16 



28 



2 0 



10 



5> 



Handsome tree. 



,, Menziesii 



26 



65 



3 9 



24 



5) 



Vigorous grower. 





16 



32 



2 6 



11 









16 



30 



2 6 



18 





Fine specimen. 





16 



15 



1 6 



12 



J? 



Nice healthy tree. 





32 



30 



2 6 



16 



5> 



Fine specimen. 





32 



26 



3 0 



11 



J> 







20 



20 



1 6 



16 



»> 



Fair specimen. 



Wellingtonia gigantea . . . 



32 



44 



9 6 



20 





Very fine specimen. 



„ „ variegata 



20 



14 



1 3 



11 



>5 





General Ebmarks. — The new^er Conifers grow well on the strong soil here, 

 resting on an open clayey subsoil, with the ground sloping rather steeply to the 

 south-west. Besides those of which the dimensions are given, there are many fine 

 trees of the same and other species, particularly Cuprcssus Lan'soniana, Thuya 

 gigantea^ and Thuyopsis lorealis, which all grow vigorously and form^ very 

 handsome specimens. 



