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TABLE V. 

 Conifers suitable for Wind-breaks. 

 Varieties receiving less than 4 votes are omitted. 



Oi'ilcr of 

 3Ierit 



Name 



1 Finns Laricio nigricans 



2 ., silvestris . 



3 „ Laricio 



4 Gupressus Lawsoniaua 

 b Picea excelsa 



6 Tlmya gigantea . 



7 Pseudotsuga Douglasii 

 7 Taxus baccata 



No. of 

 Votss 

 24 

 17 

 16 

 11 

 10 

 9 



Order of 

 Merit 



9 



9 



9 

 12 

 12 

 14 

 14 

 14 



Name 

 Abies pectinata . 

 Laris europfea 

 PiniTS Pinaster . 

 Pinus Cembra 

 Tliuya occidentalis 

 Abies Nordmanniana . 

 Cupressus nootkatensis 

 Tsuga canadensis 



No. of 

 Votes 



6 



6 



6 



5 



5 



4 



4 



4 



TABLE YI. 



Conifers suitable for Exposed Positions near the Sea. 

 Varieties receiving less than 3 votes are omitted. 

 16 f 6 

 10 7 

 9 8 

 9 



Pinus Lancio nigricans 

 Cupressus macrocarpa 

 Pinus Laricio 

 „ silvestris . 



insignis . , 



Pinus Pinaster . , . 6 



Sequoia sempervirens . . 4 



Abies Nordmanniana . . 3 



Abies pectinata . . . 3 



TABLE VII. 



The best Variegated and Coloured-foliaged Conifers 



Varieties receiving less than 4 votes are omitted. 



Cupressus Lawsoniana lutea 16 

 ,, pisifera plumosa 

 aurea , . . .15 



3 Taxus baccata aurea . .13 



4 Cupressus obtusa aurea . 11 

 4 Juniperus chinensis aurea . 11 



6 Taxus baccata elegantis- 



sima . . . .10 



7 Cryptomeriajaponica elegans 8 

 7 Cupressus pisifera aurea . 8 

 7 TIiuyaorienLaliselegantissima 8 



10 Picea pungens glauca . . 7 



10 

 12 

 12 



Thuya orientalis aurea . 7 



,, dolabrata variegata. 6 

 Taxus baccata fastigiata 



aurea .... 6 

 14 Cupressus Lawsoniana albo- 



variegata .... 5 

 14 Cupressus Lawsoniana aurea 



variegata ... 5 



16 Pseudotsuga Douglasii Stairii 4 



16 Thuya occidentalis aurea . 4 



16 Abies nobilis glauca . . 4 



TABLE VIII. 



Conifers most suiTxIble for Timber Trees in Woods and Forests. 



Varieties receiving less than 5 votes are omitted. 



1 



Pseudotsuga Douglasii 



. 35 



12 



Cupressus Lawsoniana 



. 8 



2 



Pinus Laricio 



. 19 



12 



Pinus Strobus 



. 8 



3 



Abies grandis 



. 18 



12 



Tsuga Mertensiana 



. 8 



4 



Thuya gigantea . 



. 17 



15 



Abies pectinata . 



. 7 



5 



Picea sitchensis . 



. 15 



16 



Picea excelsa 



. 6 



6 



Abies nobilis 



. 14 



17 



Cedrus atlantica . 



. 5 



6 



„ Nordmanniana . 



. 14 



17 



Cupressus macrocarpa 



5 



8 



Pinus silvestris . 



. 11 



17 



Pinus Cembra 



. 5 



9 



Larix europtea 



. 10 



17 



,, insignis 



. 5 



10 



Pinus Laricio nigricans 



9 



17 



monticola . 



. 5 



10 



Sequoia sempervirens . 



9 









