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high with a trunk six feet ten inches in girth. It has produced seeds 
at different times for several years, and these germinate freely where 
they fall under the tree. There are a few of the original trees in 
France, Germany and Belgium, the largest probably being the tree 
which is in the nursery of the Horticultural Society at Calmpthout 
near Antwerp, which in 1910 was said to be forty-six feet tall with a 
trunk three feet in girth. There are several of these original trees 
growing in Great Britain, but they are smaller than the large specimen 
on the continent, for apparently Pseudolarix needs a hot summer and 
autumn sun for its rapid growth. There are two and perhaps three 
of the plants sent by Fortune to England in 1854 growing in the United 
States. The largest of these was imported by S. B. Parsons in 1859, 
and planted in his nursery at Flushing, Long Island. In 1895 this tree 
was fifty-five feet high with a trunk two feet in diameter. This tree 
is still in perfect health, and is now fully eighty feet high (estimated) 
with a tall straight trunk two feet ten inches in diameter, free of 
branches for from twenty to twenty-five feet and carrying a broad, 
symmetrical, pyramidal head. The bark, unlike that of the Larches, 
is thick, divided into broad rounded ridges and is dark brown. For 
many years this tree has produced large crops of seeds, usually only 
in alternate seasons. It is certainly one of the most interesting exotic 
trees in eastern North America and well worth a visit. Another of 
Fortune’s original trees is growing in Mr. Hunnewell’s Pinetum at 
Wellesley, Massachusetts. The date of the importation of this plant 
is not known but it was probably before 1865. This is rather a flat- 
topped tree and has retained its wide spreading lower branches. In 
1905 this tree was thirty-five feet high with a trunk four feet in circum¬ 
ference and a spread of branches of twenty-seven feet. This tree pro¬ 
duced fertile seeds previous to 1896. In that year the late Mr. Pro- 
basco stated that the Pseudolarix which he had planted in the neigh¬ 
borhood of Cincinnati was rather larger than the Wellesley tree. It 
is fair to assume, therefore, that this was also one of the original 
Fortune plants. The two fine specimens planted by Mr. C. A. Dana at 
Dosoris, Long Island, were probably raised from the seeds sent to 
England by Maries in 1878. Pseudolarix is planted in the Arboretum 
on the left-hand side of the Bussey Hill Road close to the Walter 
Street entrance. The two larger trees were imported from England in 
1871; the smaller trees were raised here from seed produced by the 
Wellesley tree and sown in January, 1906. Pseudolarix is a tree of 
extraordinary botanical interest; as a timber tree it may prove valu¬ 
able; for the decoration of lawns and parks it deserves the attention 
of all lovers of handsome trees. It is perfectly hardy at least as far 
north as Massachusetts; the leaves, which are longer and broader than 
those of the Larches, are light green when they first appear in early 
spring, dark green during the summer and until they begin to change 
color early in October when they generally become the color of old 
gold, some of the leaves remaining green after others have assumed 
their deepest autumn tints. The leaves of the Pseudolarix have not 
been attacked yet by the insects which too often destroy in early sum¬ 
mer the beauty of Larch trees. Planted as a specimen on a lawn as 
the Wellesley tree was planted Pseudolarix may be expected to retain 
its lower branches for many years; planted close together in groves 
