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Seaside  Planting. 
(' Continued  from  paye  532.) 
Coming  now  to  evergreen  trees,  Conifers  hold  first  rank, 
and  of  these  the  following  are  of  proved  excellence  :  — 
Austrian  Pine  (Pinus  austriaca). — Of  dense  habit  and 
nearly  as  wide.  Spread  of  branches  as  in  height  of  stem, 
this  tree  stands  pre-eminent  for  shelter  in  wind-swept  places, 
whether  inland  or  on  the  sea  coast.  It  does  not,  however, 
stand  out  bravely  to  the  sea  blast,  but  the  outer  lines  lean 
reserved  trees  are  in  any  wise  prejudiced  through  crowding. 
In  the  vacancies  Sea  Buckthorn  may  be  planted,  the  con¬ 
trast  between  which — dense  sombreness  of  the  Pines  and 
light  silvery  hue  of  the  Sea  Buckthorn — is  quite  charming, 
not  the  least  advantage  of  the  latter  being  its  bearing  cut¬ 
ting  down,  or  in,  to  any  extent,  hence  a  suitable  underwood 
subject  for  sea  coast  ground,  though  it  does  best  when  fully 
exposed  to  the  “  battle  and  breeze  ”  of  the  ocean. 
Where  this  mode  of  procedure  is  adopted  it  is  a  better 
plan  to  place  the  Austrian  Pines  9ft  apart  every  way  in 
gardeners’  quincunx  order,  and  the  Sea  Buckthorn  altemat- 
ANGK.ECUM  CHAILLUANUM. 
from  the  points  whence  come  the  fiercest  and  most  prevalent 
wind,  and  this  to  the  extent  of  several  lines  in  depth  or 
breadth  of  screen-belt.  This  is  a  matter  that  requires  to  be 
taken  into  consideration,  and  the  idea  of  having  the  trees 
close  together,  good  as  it  may  be  for  nursing  purposes  and 
for  producing  straight  stems,  is  fatal  to  the  object  in  view. 
The  lines  should  be  not  less  than  twelve  deep  in  very  ex¬ 
posed,  rough,  wind-tortured  parts  of  the  coast,  and  the  plants 
quite  9ft  apart  every  way,  arranging  them  in  a  gardener’s 
quincunx  or  “  opposite  vacancy  ”  order.  Thus  the  breadth 
of  the  screen  will  be  108ft,  or  36yds. 
Nevertheless,  the  trees  must  be  planted  4^ft  apart  in  the 
first  instance,  so  that  every  other  line  and  tree  in  line  may 
be  thinned  out,  and  this  must  be  effected  by  the  time  the 
lower  branches  of  the  trees  meet,  always  before  those  of 
ing  between  them  in  row  and  line.  This  is  particularly 
advisable  for  the  three  outer  lines — two  of  Austrian  Pines 
and  one  of  Sea  Buckthorn,  letting  these  grow  as  nature 
listeth,  one  or  other,  or  both,  forming  a  living  wall,  inside 
which  many  less  withstanding  of  sea  storm  trees  and  shrubs 
may  safely  be  planted.  Not  the  least  merit  of  the  Austrian 
Pine  is  that  of  its  succeeding  in  almost  any  kind  of  soil,  from 
stiff  clay  to  gravelly  loam,  but  not  thriving  where  water¬ 
logged.  ... 
Corsican  Pine  (Pinus  laricio). — This  much  quicker  gro  v- 
ing  tree  than  the  Austrian  Pine  has  considerable  power  of 
resisting  wind  in  exposed  situations,  and  withstands  the  s  a 
breeze  fairly  well  ;  but  its  powers  are  not  equal  to  the 
Austrian  Pine  in  endurance,  and  does  not  generally  succeed 
so  well,  though  there  are  some  examples  to  the  contrary. 
