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lk.nc; and it is on the clay-llatc and old red fandftone that the plants of tliis tree have made the moit rapid
progrefs. Loudon mentions that almoft all the plants diftributwl by the Society from the feed fcnt by
Douglas died at about five or fix years old Young plants of this, and fome others of Douglafs pines,
were fupplied by the Horticuhural Society to the King of Pruffia, but we have not heard how they
profpered. Perhaps the mention of the circumftance may induce fomc one, who has the opportunity, to
make inquiries after them, and let the public know their fate. The fancly foil of Pruffia, we imagine,
would be \'eiy unpropitious to this tree, as it is to nioft Coniferce.
With the view of alTifting in the identification of the young plant, we give figures, full fize, of a
feedling. Fig, 5 fliews the general appearance, and fig, 6 a plan. We alfo append a drawing, on a fcalc
of one inch to the foot, of a fpecimen [fig. 7] growing lui-fery grcjunds • Edinburgh. It v
fown in 1 8 5 4 , ( ' 8 6 2 ) 6 feet high.
The feed fprings readily in this countr>', an<i ma>' be fown at once in the open border, retpunng no
protcdicm. It has proved to be perfectly hardy. It paffed the tcft of the fevere winter of 1853-54 unhurt;
and even the winter of i86o-fii, which is the feverelt which has occurred fince it was introduced, and
probaljly as fevere as any it is ever likely to encounter in this country, has done it no harm.
No particular directions are required for its planting or treatment.
Conmen-ia/ S f a t i / h ' c s . — T h c i m o i in 1840-42 was 50s, for plants 1 f<x)t high; in 1850, for grafted
plants. 7S. 6d,; and in i860, for feedlings one year old, 2s, 6d.—two years old, and one and two years
tranfplanted, 5s. to 7s. 6 d each. It is not to he found in great flock in the nurferies.
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