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tiot seem to have been m u c h cultivated, b u t as an ornamental and t i m b e r t r e e is superior to many t h a t a r e u n d e r trial. banksiana, Gray or Northern Scrub Pine, native. " F o u n d on L a k e Michigan and ridges in Cook c o u n t y . " — V a s e y . Ogle county, Bebb. Of no g r e a t value for orn a m e n t or use, b u t is said to t r a n s p l a n t more easily t h a n m a n y evergreens. resinosa, Red Pine, Norwegian Pine, planted from the north for o r n a m e n t and m a y prove valuable as a timber t r e e . strobus, White Pine, native, Vasey; Cook, LaSalle, Lake, Stephenson, Winnebago and Boone counties, Geological Report. There are still large t r e e s at Rockford. Extensively planted as a n o r n a m e n t a l tree, and to some e x t e n t for timber. cembra, Gembra or Swiss Stone Pine, cultivated for o r n a m e n t from E u r o p e . Slow growing- and hardy. ABIES, Spruce Fir. The spruce is not, so far as I can ascertain, a native of Illinois. excelsa, Norway Spruce, planted from E u r o p e for o r n a m e n t and screens, and to a limited e x t e n t for t i m b e r . T h u s far t h e most successful and vigorous evergreen planted. The loftiest t r e e of E u r o p e a n forests. nigra, Black or Double Spruce, planted occasionally for ornament, from t h e n o r t h . Timber valuable. alba, White Spruce, planted for o r n a m e n t from the north. menziesii, Menzies Spruce, planted from t h e Rocky Mountains for o r n a m e n t . One of the best. canadensis, Hemlock Spruce, planted from the north for o r n a m e n t . One of t h e h a n d somest. Tender south, from excess of h e a t and drought, I believe. douglasii, Douglas Spruce, planted for o r n a m e n t from the Rocky Mountains. Not quite hardy n o r t h . balsamea, Common Balsam, planted for ornament, from the n o r t h . pectinata, European Silver Fir, planted for ornament, from E u r o p e . Succeeds tolerably well at Alton. " I t s cultivation i n m o s t cases, has been quite unsatifactory. —Bryant. nordmannii, cultivated from t h e Crimea and n o r t h e r n Asia. " S a i d to be quite h a r d y . ' ' —Bryant. pichta, Siberian Silver Fir, "Said to be quite h a r d y . " — B r y a n t . grandis, Great Silver Fir, cultivated from Oregon and California. cephalonica, Cephalonian Silver Fir, planted for o r n a m e n t . pinsapo, Spanish Silver Fir, planted for o r n a m e n t from Spain. L A R I X , Larch. europeea, European Larch, planted for o r n a m e n t and timber, from E u r o p e . Rapid growing and valuable timber t r e e . * americana, American Larch, T a m a r a c k ; native, Vasey. Planted somewhat for ornament, b u t hardly fit for t h e dry soil and climate of s o u t h e r n Illinois. TAXODIUM, Bald Cypress. distichum, Southern Cypress, native L a p h a m ; Johnson, Pulaski, Massac, Pope and Union counties, Geological R e p o r t . Planted for o r n a m e n t m u c h further n o r t h . A t r e e measured by Prof. Swallow in Cape Girardeau county, Missouri, was 130 feet in height, its girth at one foot from the ground, 29 feet, and at 6 feet from t h e ground 18 feet. Such is the peculiar form of the cypress and tupelo. CUPRESSUS, Cypress. thyoides, White Cedar, planted for ornament, native, Gallatin county, Schneck. lawsonia, planted from n o r t h e r n California for o r n a m e n t . nootkaensis, planted from Pacific coast for o r n a m e n t . pisifera, or Retinospora pisifera, planted from J a p a n . Not hardy, Gray; b u t has withstood several winters in n o r t h e r n Illinois.—Bryant. squarrosa, or ericoides, planted from J a p a n , hardy. T H U J A , Arbor Vitce. occidentals, American Arbor Vitce, or White Cedar of the North, native, L a p h a m ; La Salle, DeKalb, K a n e and Dupage, Geological r e p o r t ; planted in m a n y varieties for ornament, etc. orientalis, or Biota orientalis, Chinese Arborvitce, 4 'Wholly unsatisfactory in n o r t h e r n Illinois. —Bryant. var. a u r e a and pendula, succeed p r e t t y well south. J U N I P E R U S , Juniper. sabina L . var. procumbens, P u r s h ; n e a r Chicago, Babcock. virginiana, Red Cedar or Savin, native, L a p h a m ; Madison, Johnson, Cook, LaSalle, Fulton, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Stephenson and Boone, Geological Rep o r t . I t is found also in Union, J a c k s o n and many other counties; Planted for ornament, screens and timber. The young trees from the south are said to p r o v e tender, while those b r o u g h t from t h e north are hardy. This tree was formerly common enough to be used for posts, especially by the old French settlers of K a hokia and Kaskaskia. Many of the old French houses of St. Louis were built by setting a continuous row of cedar posts in the earth about a square or oblong as t h e walls of the future dwelling. Our t r e e planters do not yet appreciate t h e value of this t r e e . The r e p o r t of the Tennessee B u r e a u of Agriculture says of it: " I n t h e counties of Marshall and Bedford, solid cedar logs have been cut t h a t would square 24 inches for a distance of 30 feet. communis, Common Juniper, native, Vasey; L^ke county. var. hibernica, e t c . , planted from E u r o p e for ornament. baccata v a r . canadensis, America7i Yew, Ground Bemlock, native, Vasey; Winnebago county, Bebb; St. Clair county, Brendel. Also cultivated for o r n a m e n t .