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Hei; 1896. ght. H. '3 H 'rH ■ci O u 0 Native of Remarks. 1908. E. coocifera E. obliqua .. E. Cambadgei and E. Mulleriana Fagus fusca F. So!andri .. F. Menziesii F. sylvaticus F. americana Ft, 3 35 Ft. 26 F F G M Hardy species, of rather poor habit for timber. Not hardy in severe winters. Both these gums promise well. 5 18 5 7 14 30 F M M P M New Zealand .. Does not succeed on the plains very well. Most successful of the New Zealand beeches. Will only grow in a moist place on the plains. The English beech has not succeeded very well. The American beech. Small plants here are healthylooking. All the ashes seem to require good ground and cultivation to succeed here. The English seems equ 1 to any of them in growth. One of the best growers here. This distinct tree seems to be adapted to the conditions here. 17 F England Fraxinus viridis F. excelsior 22 J! 35 F M M Texas England J ( F. oregana F. ornus 9 2 19 10 F F M G F. americana F. elonga japonica F. lenticifolia F. sumbucifolia F. anomala .. F. jaspida F. quadrangulata Juniperus virginiana .. 9 5 10 7 4 4 5 24 M America ) These and others are- being tried here. J. burmudiana Juglans regia J. japonica J. nigra Larix europcea L. leptophylla Liriodendron tulipifera Libocedrus decurrens.. L. Bidwilli .. 18 29 6 24 38 12 13 F F F F F G M P G M M P M P America Europe Japan America Europe Japan America California New Zealand . . I The growth is not fast, but it is adapted to conditions here. This and several others are growing here. The walnut only grows well in good soil. Inferior in growth and fruit. The most promising for timber purposes. Not successful on the plains. May prove better than the common larch here. Requires shelter and good conditions. As the trees get older, seem less satisfactory. L. Bidwilli and L. Doniana make very little progress here. More promising than the New Zealand species. The plane-trees are all fair growers here. 7 10 2 15 26 18 6 L. chilliensis Platanus orientalis P. occidentalis P. palmata Populus monilifcra P. alba B. dilitata P. canescens P, Boleana P. tremula Podocarpus totara Picea Fraseri P. amabilis P. balsamea P. concolor P. Cephalonica P. Lowiana P. Nordmanniana P. grandis P. nobilis P. pectinata P. pinsapo P. Veitchi P. Webbiana P. bracteata P. oilioea P. firma P. magnifica P. mareisi P. pindrow P. sibirica P. satchaliensis Pinus australis 4 8 9 6 40 51 35 49 7 12 15 15 50 60 50 55 22 16 12 25 10 15 10 24 23 22 22 13 21 26 14 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 7 V V M M M M G G G G G M P M P P M M G G G P M G P P Chili .. Asia America England V V V F Europe The poplars that seem most desirable are P. canescens I and P. boleana. P. balsamea is quickly killed in [ drought, but the upright poplar will stand drought better than most broad-leaved trees. 6 4 18 2 5 5 6. 5 7 6 3 5 7 3 2 F F F F F F Asia Europe New Zealand .. Canada Oregon Canada Arizona Cephalonia Colarado Russia Vancouver Oregon Europe Spain Japan India 7 Totara grows very slowly, but is fairly hardy. Picea (Abies of the Americans, and generally on the Continent of Europe) : The changing of the names of these trees from Picea to Abies and from Abies to Picea has caused much useless confusion. 1 Members of this family of trees are many of them V very beautiful, and most of them grow well. [ P. Nordmanniana, P. pectinata, and P. pinsapo should be largely grown ; P. concolor, P. Lowiana, P. grandis, and P. cephalonica give promise of success here; P. balsamea and P. Veitchi have suffered most from drought. \ F F F These are also growing here. P. austriaca P. mitis P. excelsa 2 21 15 7 35 22 29 F F F P M P M Pinus australis supplies a large amount of timber in America, but is not a success here. The Austrian pine is superior to most pines in dry places. P. mitis is another American pine from which much lumber is cut, but does not succeed here. An Indian pine that grows thriftily here, and promises to be a success. Hare planted many thousands of this tree, believing it to be the most promising of all the pines. Suitable for sand-dunes. Is seeding itself in many places in Canterbury. Has no equal for producing a cheap timber of fair quality. P. Laricio 31 53 F M P. halepensis 25 45 F M P. insignis .. 87 118 V G * Good, << ; moderate. M; loor, P.