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NOTES FROM THE PINETUM. 
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P. insignis. Young trees of this handsome Pinus vary very much, 
some growing with a single stem, like P. radiata, while others form a 
number of rival leaders at first, until one overtakes the rest. A tree 
20 years planted is 60 feet high and 25 in diameter. Younger trees 
have made shoots this year from two to three feet long. This tree and 
radiata evidently prefer a dry sandy soil; on wet or clayey soils they 
invariably look yellow and sickly. For poor, dry, sandy soils I know 
of no tree so ornamental or which grows quicker. 
P. ayacahnite. Summer shoots 18 inches long. The silvery- 
looking leaves and light-coloured bark of this species produce a fine 
effect. A very ornamental tree for a lawn or for the margin of 
plantations. 
P. pseudo-strohm. Allied to, though distinct from, P. excelsa, more 
compact, and a very handsome hardy tree; has made wood 2 feet long 
this season. 
P. monticola. Growth 1 foot; does not grow very vigorously here; 
a grafted plant. 
P. Lambertiana . Summer’s wood 9 inches only; growth stunted; 
a grafted plant. 
Abies Douglasi. —Summer shoots from three to four feet, growing 
very rapidly, though I believe a heavier soil would suit them better. 
A. taxifolia. —Very fine and distinct; growth 18 inches; plant 
raised from a cutting. 
A. Menziesii. —Growth this year nine inches ; soil much too dry 
and poor for this species; should be planted in a damp situation, when 
it makes a very ornamental tree. 
A. Frazeri. —Growth nine inches. The remarks above also apply 
to this species. 
A. alba has made six inches growth. This tree does better here than 
either of the above, but would prefer a cooler soil, and probably a richer 
one. The trees here are covered profusely with small purple cones, and 
just now are very ornamental objects. 
A. Pichta. —Growth nine inches ; dense habit, and dark green 
foliage. I consider this a fine distinct kind, and not very much 
inferior to Nordmanniana. This tree would produce a grand effect if 
planted in masses of considerable size. Let our landscape gardeners 
look to this. 
A. rubra. —Nine inches ; an elegant looking tree, bearing greenish 
purple cones. A moister soil would apparently suit it better. 
A. balsamifera. —An old introduced Pine, but a very ornamental 
tree when young ; growth here 18 inches, but should have a rich heavy 
soil to grow in perfection. 
A. nobilis. —Growth of leader this season ten inches, but making a 
close compact growth. Both this and A. amabilis and grandis thrive 
best in a deep rich loam. I need say nothing as to the beauty of this, 
as it is well known. 
