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Cultivation of Coniferous Trees. 
List of recently introduced CoNiFERiE and Forest Trees, which may be 
regarded as generally suitable to the climate of Great Britain and Ireland, 
ascertained from Returns from various soils, altitudes, and exposures fur- 
nished us by practical and trust-worthy growers of the species named. 
Xame of Species. Remarks. 
Wellingtonea gigantea Universally vigorous. 
Thujopsis borealis Very hardy. 
, , dolabrata Not in general cultivation. 
Thuja gigantea Very universiilly hardy. 
, , lobbii Not so generally growu. 
Cupressus lawsoniana The hardiest of the Cupressus family. 
, , lambertiana Sometimes tarnished by winds. 
, , goveniana Generally stands well. 
Cedrus deodara Requires care when young. 
,, robusta .. .. BeUer habit and leader than above-named 
variety. 
, , libani More adapted for England than for Scotland. 
Thrives well in Ireland. 
, , atlantica Hardy. 
Abies douglassi Worthy of extended cultivation. 
, , orientalis Ditto. 
, , menziesii Sometimes rather deficient in Scotland. 
, , obovata Not generally grown. 
, , mertensiana Hardy. 
Picea nobilis Hardy in most situations. 
, , cephalonica Sometimes suffers from spring frost. 
, , pinsapo Sometimes browned in spring. 
, , braeteata Sometimes suffers from spring frost. 
, , nordmauniana Hardy in most places. 
, , balsamea Ditto. 
, , canadensis Ditto. 
, , fraseri Ditto. 
, , grandis Ditto. 
, , pichta Ditto. 
, , pindrow Ditto. 
, , religiosa Sometimes injured by spring frosts, 
, , rubra Hardy. 
, , webbiana Ditto. 
Piuus laricio Worthy of general cultivation, and where 
rabbits abound. 
,, excelsa .. .. < Sometimes doubtful. 
, , lambertiana Peculiar as to soil and district. . 
, , monticola Hardy. 
, , ponderosa Ditto. 
, , insignis Sometimes suffers from frost. 
,, maritima or pinaster .. .. Valuable for coast planting. 
, , taurica Hard}'. 
, 5 cembra Very hardy. 
,, uncinata or mugho .. .. Hardy. 
, , rigida Ditto. 
, , pyrenaica Very hardy. 
, , austriaca Ditto. 
, , sabiniaua Usually hardy. 
, , taeda Ditto. 
,, taxodium sempervircus .. Browned by spring winds in some situations, 
but thriving in many places. 
Carlourte, Kirkliston, N.B., December, 1868. 
