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Washington; also in North Carolina. The question arises, while the tree en¬ 
dures such a diversity of climate, why is it never found on the lower altitudes, 
or among the foot hills? The answer is, it could not possibly grow there. 
The Douglas, the Ponderosa and Concolor have larger seeds and send out a 
strong plant, and therefore they are found lower down. Pungens seed is small, 
about 110,000 to the pound. In the higher altitudes are frequent showers and 
often moss in the woods, and the ground is seldom dry. It is not hot enough 
to kill the plants, and so, on the high altitudes, nature has provided for their 
propogation. The cone on the Pungens is about one-half the size of that of the 
Norway. 1 he needles are short and sharp—pungent—hence the name. They 
are polished like glass. 
THE GONGOLOR. 
I take this description from an article in the Boston Congregationalist: 
“The tree with that bright foliage is the Concolor. Riding with a friend in 
Massachusetts last winter, far off on a hill we saw a row of evergreens. There, 
said I, is a tree from the Rockies, which proved to be true. As the name in¬ 
dicates, it is even colored, the same the year around. But you say: What a 
marvelous beauty this has — ermine and emerald blended. Such a sheen! A 
tree dressed in glory! What is it? It is a robe of matchless beauty the great 
horticulturist has given these Conifers, making them the most attractive of 
anything on earth. They are held in reserve for these later days, when nature 
and art unite to make home, lawn and landscape so attractive to the eye of 
taste. Note the contrast of this rare color with the deep green of the pines. 
There are one oi two of these on the princely estate of Mr. Hunnewell at Wel- 
lesly. Ihey are true to their nature—some trees put on wonderous beauty 
while young, but these retain their attractiveness down to old age, and wear 
their brightness, as a Christian does his joy, to the very last. 
“But in order to see these trees in all their glory, you should see them 
while bearing their cones. Here is a grove of them. Ad are dressed in their 
marvelous attire of silver and green. On one tree the blossoms are of a deep, 
rich purple. What a contrast to the other hues! But this other tree has 
blossoms and cones of the brightest green — another contrast. The cones grow 
erect at the top of the tree. They are perfect in form and about the size of an 
ear of sweet corn. As they mature in their perfect symmetry, these colors 
seem to deepen, and then from the cone that clear gum exudes; the sun shines, 
and it sparkles like crystals. Take this grove then, with the sun shining 
brightly upon it, with its green and silver, its purple and crystal, and it seems 
almost too beautiful for earth. From the small plantings of this tree in the 
east one has no conception of its coming symmetry and grace, its beauty of 
mingled tints; and yet at the east I note that these trees do as well as in their 
own habitat, and you will soon have these mountain treasures there, that will 
hold the stranger spellbound by their unique beauty. I have tried selecting 
seeds from the rarest specimens, and find that among the thousands now com¬ 
ing up, most of them fairly sparkle with silver.” 
DOUGLAS SPRUGE.-SeudotsuRa Douglassi. 
This is emphatically the tree for the million. While on a visit to the east¬ 
ern nurseries, I noted in almost every instance that it was the most rapid grow¬ 
er of all the conifers. Sometimes the complaint is made that it grows too fast, 
and is not compact enough for the lawn tree, yet on my grounds they seem to 
have the perfection of form. The foliage is soft and somewhat resembles the 
Hemlock, hence the name, (resembling the Hemlock.) In the mountains it is 
a grand tree. It reaches from the Rockies to the Pacific slope, and our Chief 
