HARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS. 447 
very handsome tree for lawns. Glauca is a handsome form 
of it. P. Morinda (Syn. Abies smithiana) is a Himalayan 
species, growing Soft, or more, and forming a very noble 
tree. One of the best specimens we have seen is growing 
in the garden of Mr. Montagu Taylor, at Shelsley Walsh, 
Worcestershire. P. nigra (Black Spruce) and P. orientalis are 
two other species, hardly suitable for gardens. The Norway 
Spruce make a good shelter hedge. Plant 3ft. apart, and keep 
the sides cut in closely. In all other respects grow as advised 
for Abies, which see. 
Pinus (Pine). — Evergreen trees of noble and handsome 
growth, belonging to the Conifer family (Coniferse). Owing 
to their large size they are suitable only for the larger class 
of gardens with ample lawn space, where, when they attain 
maturity they will form a picturesque feature in the land- 
scape. They require to be grown as single specimens, planting 
them in May or September. The most handsome species are 
the Corsican Pine (P. Laricio) ; Stone Pine (P. Pinea) ; Swiss 
Stone Pine (P. Cembra) ; Weymouth Pine (P. strobus) ; and 
the Scotch Fir (P. sylvestris). They all do best in a good deep 
loam. Increased by seeds. 
Platanus (Plane). — There are three species of these 
noble deciduous trees, the Western or American Plane (P. occi- 
dentalis) ; the Oriental or Common Plane (P. orientalis) ; and 
the London plane (P. acerifolia). The former is too little 
grown in this country to be worthy of remark here. The two 
latter, however, are very handsome trees, well suited to this 
climate, and extensively grown here. The London Plane is 
largely grown in the streets of London and other big towns, 
and it is an excellent tree for the purpose on account of its shed- 
ding its bark, and thus preventing its pores gradually being 
sealed by sooty deposits. There is an old specimen of this tree 
in Wood Street, Cheapside, London, E.C., which was very hand- 
some until some vandal amputated its branches in the most 
merciless fashion and spoiled the beauty of the contour of its 
head.' Whether for town planting or for the country garden 
the London Plane cannot be surpassed in the noble and 
handsome character of its growth. It should be planted largely 
in smoky districts in place of the Lime and Poplar. It prefers 
a well-drained loamy soil, and should be planted in autumn. 
The iniquitous practice of severely pruning this tree should 
be abandoned, letting the branches grow naturally, then its 
beautiful character will be seen to better advantage. When 
pruning is attempted it should merely take the form of thinning 
out the branches, not pollarding them back like willows. The 
London Plane may be increased by seeds, cuttings or layers. 
