“ n— ° th® MkS tr!be- lt gmWS wkh its branches feathered down to the ground, and the leaves
have a peculiar glaucous hue, mak.ng a most beautiful appearance, particularly when mixed with other
' , C “CCdS m'ght bB Pr0CUred from Nova Scotia or Canada. When exported from thence they
are usually taken out of then- cones, with or without their ala, and packed in well-pitched casks ' The
preparation ot the ground intended for the reception of the seed consists merely in digging it up in the
p.ecedmg autumn. They should be laid on it towards the end of April, without being covered and
pretty thickly, in order that the young plants may not be choaked with weeds when they appear ’ The
attention necessary to the seedling, until it is planted out, is the same as the other species of this genus
1 equire 1 hough the coldest parts ot mountains are best suited to the support of P. alba, yet experience
shews that there is difficulty m raising trees from the seed, and although they come up, and look well
the first year, yet they are often lost in the second or third cold winter. Hence it is much better to
plant young trees where you wish to fix the plantations. They may be obtained at a very moderate price
“ ° * 7 ° f 7 “ g a rd en s about London. As the Mies tribe seldom or never grow with
P ' ,Se 7 fitteSt. f°r bemg transplanted, and the age of four or five years seems to be the most
piopei period In situations much exposed to cold winds, they should be placed near to one another
en once the plantations begm to thrive, any open spots in them may be sown with success There
are many heat s and waste lands in this and in the sister kingdom, which we may hope to see applied
to the cultivation of tins species. In England, as proofs that Hounslow and Bagshot Heaths are
no unsuitable, 1 need only mention the flourishing plantations of Whitton audits vicinity In
Ireland, I am certain that the high and mountainous heaths which lie between Westport and the Kil
,h , ,.7 Stern ! f ,he C°Unty ° f Ma>'° “ miSht be Pouted they produce little or no profit to their owners. with great advantabge , at pprreesseenntt
The bark of P alba is used for tanning; its resin is converted into good turpentine, to which purpose
lose parts of America whence timber cannot be exported, the trees are very generally applied In'
wool w h t h l thata' f a E7 land’ th6y maUe an° ther advantaSe of them, besides using the
wood, which is that of preparing Spruce or Essence o f Spruce. This article is exported to the more
southern provinces and to England. Tire mode of preparing it will be described hereafter.
Some of the finest trees of this species, and the oreatesf „„
ever seen, are at Milton-Abbas in Dorsetshire, the seat of the Earl of i L r c h i L i ^ r a ^ a 1 W
flourishing ones also at Pain's Hill. * iere are veiY
1 h a v e r e m a r k e d t h a t P. alba, w h e n y o u n c r a n d i n P r e a t v i o r m r m i
T b„= ,, . £ „ Tree of ,l„ , .pee«, ,he b« ,tifu l o f * . E.,1 „ f T .,„ke„llle „
EXPLANATION OF TAB. 26.
A. Male Catkin.
B. Anthera.
c. Female Catkin.
d, d. Its Scales.
e. Pipe Cone.
t; f. Scales of the same.
g- Seed.
h,H,H. Leaves and their point.
‘“ v 1 na ve observed e xtensive remains o f P. svlvestri<• old r™» 1
the poor people d ig them up in order to con vert them into rop e , for ty in g up the b d f a 7 7 -he 7 ’ ani1 “ that
c b m , being v e ry dump, ropes made w ith hemp soon decay. I have bought th re S , ^ “ h '" 8- T ' 'C ° ( » '“ <=
Castiebar market, fo r sixpence each. T h e w o o d , d aily cried fo r saie i n L