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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



and free-growing Pine, and proves to be one of the best of those introduced from 

 North-west America. Abies Alhertiana, Thuya girj ant ea and Cupressus Lawsoniana, 

 from the same regions, are also free-growing and very promising trees. Among 

 the finest ornamental trees and shrubs may be mentioned Abies concolor, A. 

 HooTieriana, A. magnifica, A. Korclmanniana, A. orientalis, A. Pattoniana, A. 

 Pinsajjo, A. Smitliiana, Biota orientalis, Cryptomeria japonica, Cujjressus 

 Lawsoniana, C. Lambertiana, C. tliyoides, Juniperus cfdnensis, J. excelsa, J, 

 o'ecurva, Liboceclrus decurrens, Retinospora obtusa, R. pisifera, R . plumosa, 

 Taxus baccata aurea, Thuyojjsis borealis, T. dolabrata, and We'llingtonia gigantea. 

 Many other species and numerous varieties of the newer Conifers are growing 

 very satisfactorily. 



OCHTERTYRB. SiR PATRICK KeITH MURRAY, Bart. 



Altitude, 300 to 450 feet. Soil, light loam ; subsoil, trap rock. 

 Correspondent : Mr. George Croucher, The G-ardens, Ochtertyre, Crieff. 



Eotanical Xame 



Age 



Height 



Girth at 

 5 It. up 



Diameter of 

 Branches 



Exposure 



Remarks 





Year- 



Feet 



Ft 



In. 



Feet 







Abies Albertiana 



ly 





3 



6 



22 



Open 



Graceful & quick grwing. 





16 



24 



1 



8 



20 



S. 



Perhaps the finest of 















Japanese Conifers. 





7 



7 







— 





Very promising. 





ob 



70 



6 



10 



55 





Fast grower; much brkn. 















by snow and wind. 



,, „ Stairii... 



17 



20 



1 



4 



13 





Very attractive. 



,, grandis 



1 7 



46 



4 



0 



29 





One of the finest Conifers 



„ Hookeriana 



1 7 



19 



1 



1 



14 



55 



Very ornamental. 





1 D 



24 



1 



6 



10 



5> 



Handsome tree. 



„ Menziesii 



or* 



77 



7 



4 



46 



•> 



Vig. grower; fi.ne tree. 





KG 

 DO 



44 



6 



6 



30 



„ 



Very fine specimen. 



nobilis 



OA 



61 



5 



6 



23 





Rapid grower ; handsme. 



,, Nordmanniana . . , 



99 



29 



3 



0 



15 





From seed sown in 1866. 



„ Pattoniana 



1 7 



17 



1 



2 



13 





Beautiful lawn Conifer. 



,, Veitchii 



17 



24 



1 



6 



7 





,, free-growing tree. 



Araucaria imbricata 



20 



21 



2 



0 



18 



Open 



From seed sow^n in 1865. 



Cedrus atlantica 



33 



34 



4 



0 



24 



S. 



Lost leader few^ years ago. 





31 



45 



4 



0 



30 





Seed from India, 1854. 



Cupressus Lawsoniana... 



27 



30 



4 



0 



15 





Thrives everywhere. 





17 



19 



1 



9 







Dies off at 30 to 40 years. 





7 



19 



1 



1 



'\ 



Open 



The qkst-grwg Pine here. 





36 



44 



4 



0 



16 



S. 



Good ornamental Pine. 





7 



16 



0 



10 



9 



Open 

 >) 



Grows fast : graceful. 





16 



17 



1 



2 



8 



Moderate grow-er. 





16 



13 



1 



3 



8 





Makes a pretty specimen. 





16 



24 



2 



0 



12 





Xot ornamental. 





16 



30 



1 



9 



13 





Handsm. free-grwg. tree. 





30 



33 



3 



5 



38 



)> 



From seed sown in 1859 ; 















fine robust Pine. 



Sase-GotliEea conspicua 



19 



10 







6 



S. 



Very interesting. 



Taxodium sempervirens 



20 



38 



5 



1 



26 





Ornamental. 





20 



43 



3 



0 



17 





Beautiful fast growing. 





27 



32 



2 



0 



13 





From a cutting in 1861 ; 















beautiful specimen. 



Wellingtonia gigantea... 



28 



42 



7 



0 



27 



>» 



Fine specimen ; from a 















cutting in 1858. 



