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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



girjantea, a very quick-growing tree, and Thuyojysis boreaUs are among the very 

 tinest of ornamental species. Among Pines, P. exceUa forms a fine silvery- 

 tinted tree and grows freely ; but, perhaps, of all the Pines growing here 

 P. Devoniatiais the most beautiful, its graceful outlines and long drooping grass- 

 green foliage never failing to attract the notice of the most careless observer. 



DOWN. 



Castle vvELLAN. Earl of Annesley. 

 Altitude, TOO feet. Soil, light loam and peaty; subsoil, gravel. 

 Correspondent: Mr. T. Ryan, The Gardens, Castlewellan. 



Botanical Name 



Age 



Height 



Diameter of 

 Branches 



Remarks 





Years 



Feet 



Feet 







11 



30 





A most graceful tree. 



5, AlcocKiana 



■ — 



20 





Very distinct ; requires shelter. 









,, brachyphylla 



— 



U 



14 



Fine ornamental tree. 





— 



12 





„ „ healthy. 



,, concolor violacea... 



— 



8 



~" 



,, does well. 



,, Douglasii 



— 



100 



42 



Splendidly feathered specimen. 



„ ,, Staiiii ... 



— 



18 



~ 



A good variegated variety. 





— 



48 



35 



Very fine ; coned two years ago. 





— 



18 





Beautiful tree. 



,, lasiocarpa. 



— 



25 



lo 



j» 





14 



27 



J 



Not reliable. 





— 



40 





One of the best. 





— 



38 





Handsome ; cones frequently. 





— 



12 





Beautifully feathered to ground. 





— 



12 





Very distinct, and free growing. 





— 



42 





Fine tree ; coned this season. 



Athrotaxis selaginoides... 



— 



14 





Good specimen; requires shelter. 



Cedrus Deodara 



— 



47 





,, sheltered. 



Cryptomeria elegans 



— 



16 



21 



Very fine specimens. 



,, japonica 



— 



46 



38 



»' »» 



Cupressus Lavv^soniana ... 



— 



46 



28 



Beautiful specimen. 



,, erecta viriflis 



— 



19 





Very effective variety. 



,, „ gracilis aurea 



— 



9 



6 





,, „ lutea 



— 



11 





>» 5> 



,, macrocarpa ... 





70 



32 



Very fine vigorous tree. 



Dacrydium Franklinii ... 





8 





A famed Tasmauian tree. 



Juniperus recurva 





28 



30 



Very fine specimen ; on cool bottom. 



Larix Kfempferii 





10 



20 



Fine spreading specimen. 



Libocedrus chilensis 





12 



7 



Handsome, healihy tree. 



Pinus insignis 





65 





Exposed ; one of the best of Pines. 



Podocarpus Hndinus 





10 



8 



A fine ornamental tree. 



Retinospora filifera 





12 



15 



Very fine specimen. 



,, plumosa aurea 





10 



11 



»» »> 



Sciadopitys veriicillata . . . 





10 





Very interesting specimen. 



Thuya Lobbii 



16 



35 



10 



Very fast growing tree. 



„ „ atrovirens... 





14 





»» •» 



„ Standishii 





12 



9 



Beautiful specimen. 



„ Vervieneana 





12 



10 



Fine variety of T. occidentalis. 



Thuyopsis borealis 





2.^ 



18 



Very graceful and free growing. 



dolabrata 





20 



14 



Very handsome specimens. 



Wellingtonia gigantea ... 





69 



20 



16 ft. girth at 5 ft. up ; grand tree. 



,, variegata 







18 



21 



Very fine healthy specimen. 



