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Pinus excelsa. —A noble tree with light silvery leaves and ash 
coloured bark, growth very vigorous and free; size of several about 
20 feet high and 18 feet in diameter of branches—growth this season, 
from 2 to 3 feet. I can strongly recommend this tree to the notice of 
planters, either singly, or in groups, when it would produce a fine 
appearance, owing to its distinct character. 
A. Brunoniana has been much cut with frosts ; growing nicely 
this year, and has made wood 9 inches long. 
Cedrus atlantica. —Twenty feet high by 18 feet in diameter. Dis¬ 
tinct, and gets handsomer every year. 
Pinus pi?iea. —Ten feet high, 10 feet diameter. Annual growth 
18 inches, forms a hemispherical-shaped head, and requires pruning to 
get it up. Should be grown, where it will thrive, for its dense habit. 
Abies orientalis. —An elegant form of Spruce, suitable to small 
lawns. Growth, 12 inches this year; it, however, grows rather slowly. 
A. cephalonica. —Several 12 to 20 feet high, and nearly as much in 
diameter of branches. I much admire this for its dense habit and 
picturesque outline. Some specimens have made shoots 2 feet long this 
year. 
Pinus Brutia. —Fifteen feet high, and the same in diameter; 
yearly growth 18 inches. A rather singular looking tree, with slender 
upright branches, which are this season producing cones. 
P. Laricio. —Twenty feet; diameter, 18 feet; season’s growth, 
2 feet. This, although a well-known kind, should be more generally 
planted, as one of the fastest growers among Coniferae. 
P. pyrenaica. —Fifteen feet high, very handsome, has young shoots 
of a rich orange brown colour. Can strongly recommend this for the 
park, or extensive grounds. Season’s growth, 18 inches. Said to pro¬ 
duce good timber. 
Pinus pinaster. —Twenty four feet by 18 feet in diameter. 
Pinus austriaca. —Eighteen feet high, 16 feet diameter ; season’s 
growth, 1 to 2 feet. A dense growing tree with dark foliage, very 
suitable for the park or woodland scenery, or when a close blind is 
wanted. This is the Hartz forest Pine of Germany. 
Juniper us thurifera. —Fourteen feet high by 4 feet in diameter. 
Growth very upright. This is not a common kind, and deserves to be 
better known. 
J. phoenicea. —Ten feet high by 8 feet in diameter. This and 
J. Lycia are very similar in appearance, although there is a difference 
in their fruit; both are very appropriate for rock-work or lawns. 
There is a good wood engraving of this in the Florist for 1855, p. 214. 
J. recurva. —Seven feet high, 6 feet through. A very graceful tree 
with recurved branches ; it thrives best however in damp situations. 
My specimens all suffer in dry seasons like the present; they are 
also liable in such seasons to become the prey of the red spider, which 
turns the leaves to a disagreeable brown. In suitable situations it is 
very ornamental. 
Cupressus majestica, or Knightii. —A rapid growing species, allied 
to C. thurifera; 15 feet high and 4 feet diameter ; year’s growth 2 feet. 
C. iorulosa. —There appear to be two or three varieties or semi- 
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