LARCH

(Lariz), a genus of hardy coniferous trees which po e deciduous, foliage. This develops in the early spring, the leaves arising in two rows of dense, bright green clusters on the lateral shoots, and giving the plant a graceful, and dainty. appearance. The male, cones are small, short-lived, oval structures, while the female cones, which mature in one year, are much larger, They are readily recognized, when young, by their red color. The common European species, Larix europoea, is extensively cultivated for its timber,{ which is used in shipbuilding, and for, railway sleepers, etc., whilst the bark is employed in tanning. JL. american a is the Amer. black 1., a species commonly, grown in the New World, while among; other species are L. Ledebouriz, Ru ia,' and JL. leptilepis, Japan. 4