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XXIV. An Account of a new Species of Pinus, native of California: 
in a Letter to Joseph Sabine, Esq., F.R. and L.S., Seeretary of 
the Horticultural Society. By Mr. David Du A.L.S. 
Communicated by Mr. Sabine. 
Read November 6, 1827. 
DEAR SIR, 
UnperstTanpinG upon my return from North-west America, 
that considerable interest has been excited by reports of a new 
species of Pinus of gigantic size having been discovered by me 
in Northern California, I beg permission through you to lay a 
short account of it before the Linnean Society. 
This plant covers large districts about a hundred miles from 
the ocean, in latitude 43° North, and extends as far to the South 
as 40°. It first came under my notice in August 1825, while at 
the headwaters of the Multnomah River. In October 1826 it 
was my good fortune to meet with it beyond a range of moun- 
tains running in a south-western direction from the Rocky Moun- 
tains towards the sea, and terminating at Cape Orford of Van- 
It grows sparingly upon low hills, and the undulating 
e of mountains just mentioned, where 
f pure sand, in appearance incapable 
Here it attains its greatest size, and 
couver. 
country east of the rang 
the soil consists entirely o 
of supporting vegetation. 
perfects its fruit in most abundance. 
The trees do not form dense forests as most of the other 
3s2 Pines 
