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Californian Pine, discovered by Douglas, and distributed by 
the Horticultural Society under my name of Pinus macro- 
carpa, is the same as P. Coulteri, a plant of which specimens 
were brought by Dr. Coulter from the same country, but of 
which no seeds have grown. I find, however, upon comparing 
Mr. Lambert’s specimens of P. Coulteri with those of P. ma- 
crocarpa that this is by no means certain, and that in reality 
the two species are probably different. The cone of P. Coul. 
tert is twice as long as broad, namely, twelve inches by six ; 
and its scales, which are generally directed upwards, have a 
long, sharp, ovate, or lancet-shaped extremity, which is sud- 
denly narrower, and always perceptibly, often. considerably 
longer than the compressed base. In Pinus macrocarpa on 
the contrary the cone is rounder, and the scales, which are 
always recurved, have a shorter extremity, which narrows very 
gradually, and is usually shorter than the compressed base. 
In Pinus Coulteri the leaves are much more short, stout, and 
stiff than in the other, and the sheath at their base is com- 
posed of loose distinctly imbricated scales ; in P. macrocarpa, 
on the other hand, the scales forming the sheath are compactly 
arranged, and their imbricated character is not perceptible at 
first sight. They are both remarkable for the hardness and 
heaviness of their cones ; I find Mr. Lambert’s unripe cone 
of P. Coulteri weighs 3 lbs. 12 oz. and that of P. macrocarpa 
belonging to the Horticultural Society 4 lbs. 
The wood-cut in Mr. Loudon’s Arboretum and Fruticetum 
Britannicum, p. 2951, fig. 2146. is a good representation of 
P. Coulteri; but the description appears to be made up in 
part from that species and in part from P. maerocarpa. 
The true P. Coulteri seems then to be still a desideratum 
in our gardens. 
NOTE UPON VICTORIA REGIA, 
Our readers will be glad to know that living plants of this 
vegetable prodigy have reached Demerara in safety, and that 
they may soon be expected in England; Mr. Schomburgk 
having taken measures to insure their speedy arrival. That 
they will prove as capable of cultivation as other tropical 
plants of the Nympheeaceous order cannot be doubted; but it 
ìs also probable that it will be absolutely indispensable to 
their health that the water in which they are grown should 
