» ie 
OF THE GENUS PINUS. G15 
preserved in the herbarium of Linneus. It is distributed 
throughout the whole of Europe from the Arctic regions to the 
Apennines, as well as in North-West Asia, Siberia, the Caucasus, 
Arrested growth of buds of Pinus silvestris resembling male flowers. 
(See Gard. Chron. June 24, 1899.) 
and Asia Minor, and occurring from the sea-level to a height of 
6000-7000 ft. in the mountains of Southern Europe. The species 
is very variable, so that many synonyms are cited in the text- 
books; to them may be added P. armena, Karl Koch (Svntenis, 
