than 10,000 feet," where it grows intermixed with the 

 white variety, which is, however, the less common of the 

 two. In this mountainous region they both attain, along 

 with the scarlet sort, the size of large forest-trees ; the 

 latter, however, although it is found growing among them, 

 is more naturally the inhabitant of a zone 5000 feet lower: 

 it is also found all over the mountains of Nipal and Kumoon, 

 and Sirmore ; and this may, as Dr. Wallich remarks, 

 account for its being less hardy than the red sort; because 

 the collectors are more apt to gather their seed from the 

 trees low down on the mountains, than from those at a 

 greater elevation. 



J. L. 



