264 ON FEVERS AMONGST HORSES, CATTLE, ETC. 



tions and investigations are made, this branch will be more appre- 

 ciated, realising an immense annual saving, not only to the pockets 

 of the farmer, but also to the general health of the population. 



ON THE PINUS PINASTER OR CLUSTER PINE. 

 By Robert Hutchison of Carlowrie, Kirkliston. 

 [Premium — Five Sovereigns.] 



Pinus Pinaster, Alton, the star, or Cluster Pine. 

 Syn. : — Pinus Massoniana, Lambert. 



maritwia, Lamarck, Knight. 

 ncpcdensis, Eoyle. 

 jii'ponica, Loudon. 

 Lattcri, Madden. 

 chinensis, Knight. 



Leaves, in twos, dark green, from 6 inches to 10 inches in 

 length, from medium-sized sheaths, rigid, stout, broad, and 

 slightly serrated on the- margins; densely clustered on the 

 branches in whorls. Sheaths, imbricated, yellowish when young, 

 but becoming nearly black when old. 



Buds. — Three quarters of an inch long, white, woolly, and non- 

 resinous, with the scales recurved at the points. 



Cones. — From 4 to 6 inches long, and 2| inches wide at the 

 broadest part, which is below the middle ; conical ; sessile ; 

 clustered ; with broad, ash-coloured pyramidal scales that ter- 

 minate in a small sharp point ; of a light shining brown colour ; 

 the clusters generally contain from four to eight in number, but: 

 sometimes more. 



Seeds. — Oblong; medium; with large wings about 1| inch 

 long, and h inch broad. 



Cotyledons. — From seven to eight in number. 



Branches. — In whorls, stout, with rather long, imbricated, 

 pointed, woolly buds. 



This striking and interesting member of the coniferous family 

 is generally believed to have been first introduced into this 

 country by Gerard, about the year 1596. It has not, however, 

 attained a great popularity, or been very extensively planted in 

 any of the pine -growing localities of Britain, although in some 

 isolated instances good specimens of large dimensions are to be 

 i'ound. 



The native hal^itats of the Pinus Pinaster extend over a very 

 wide geographical area, and embrace countries varying much 

 from one another, both in point of soil, altitude, situation, &c., 

 so that probably owing to this cause, it is that we find so 



