170 
Publications of Interest to Agriculturists. 
1. 
Pseudotsuga Douglasii. . 
Votes. 
. 35 
12. Cupressus Lawsoniana 
Votes. 
. . 8 
2. 
Pinus Laricio 
12. Pinus Strobus . . . 
. . 8 
3. 
Abies grandis . . . . 
. 18 
12. Tsuga Mertensiana . 
. . 8 
4. 
Thuya gigantea . . . . 
. 17 
15. Abies pectinata . . 
. . 7 
6. 
Picea sitchensis . . . . 
16. Picea excelsa . . . 
6. 
Abies nobilis . * . 
. 14 
17. Cedrus atlantica . . 
. . 5 
6. 
Abies Nordmanniava . . 
. 14 
17. Cupressus macrocar pa 
. . 5 
8. 
Pinus silvestris .... 
17. Pinus Ccmbra . . . 
. . 5 
9. 
Lari. v europcea .... 
. 10 
17. Pinus insignis . . . 
. . 5 
10. 
Pinus Laricio nigricans . 
. 9 
17. Pinus monticola . . 
. . 5 
10. Sequoia sempervirens . . 
. 9 
By far the longest of the twenty contributions to the volume is 
the paper entitled “ Pinetum Danicum,” by Professor Carl Hansen, 
of Copenhagen. It bears, however, some signs of hasty work, and 
it would probably have been improved had it been brought within 
smaller dimensions. From the notes on the Yew the following are 
worth quoting : — 
The Yew being almost always raised from seed, the male and female 
plants may be supposed to be nearly equally distributed, both in natural 
woods and in artificial plantations. According to Miller and Lamarck, both 
sexes are sometimes found on the same tree. “As far as we have been able 
to observe,” says White of Selborne, “ the male tree becomes larger than the 
female one.” 1 
In a wild state the Yew affords food to birds by its berries, and an 
excellent shelter to them during severe weather and at night by its dense 
evergreen foliage, but no insects live on it ; and the male plant at least is 
credited with being poisonous. 
It is admirably adapted for underwood, because, like the Holly and the 
Box, it thrives under the shade and drip of other trees. When planted in 
masses by itself, the trees are drawn up with straight trunks, like Pine9 and 
Firs, and in good loamy soil, on a cool bottom, plantations of Yews treated 
in this manner must be highly valuable. 
It is universally allowed to be the finest European wood for cabinet- 
making purposes. 
Mr. D. F. Mackenzie, in discussing the timber of Conifers, 
mentions the following interesting fact observed in the working 
of various pine timbers : — 
It was found that the wood of pines having three leaves in a sheath 
Was, as a rule, much harder than those having only two, whilst all those 
having five leaves in a sheath were uniformly soft, and when dressed had a 
silky appearance. So general is this characteristic that one could almost 
at once tell to what class a certain plank of pine timber belonged. 
Other important subjects dealt with in this comprehensive volume 
embrace “ Conifers as Specimen Trees for Landscape Gardening,” 
“ The Decorative Character of Conifers,” “ The Quality of Coni- 
ferous Timber,” “ Diseases of Conifers,” “ Insects Injurious to Coni- 
ferse,” “ List of Conifers and Taxads cultivated in Great Britain and 
Ireland,” “List of Largest Specimens in the United Kingdom,” and 
various statistical details. 
1 J\'at. Hist, of Selborne, ed. 1789. 
