and colour” (Veitch). See Fig. 184. 
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Pinus— continued. 
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Aa! K 
* ) ny 9 oe 
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Fic. 183. BRANCH OF PINUS PYRENAICA BRUTIA. 
P. rigida (stiff). Z. light green, rigid, triquetrous, with roundish 
= rp: E Ta aad Sin. Rg: token, cones ovoid, about 
m i ; scales termin: in sharp, hooked prickles. h. 70ft., 
but — 30ft. to 45ft. in England. Eastern United States, 
1759. is species is much branched at the top, and forms 
a dense head. * 
we e erg 
Fig. 184. CONE OF PINUS SABINIANA (much reduced). 
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P. Sabiniana (Sabine’s) Z. glaucous-bluish-green, rather 
flaccid, pendulous, slightly twisted, rounded on 
_ the outer, and with a prominent rib on the 
a > Side. cones from 7in. to Yin. long, bin. 
‘to Tin. in diameter, very resinous ; scales hard, 
terminating in a sharp, hard, 
ranches horizontal, usually having 
a bare — h. 40ft. to 60ft. California, 
1852. *“ igland, it is tolerably hardy, but 
somewhat fastidious as to soil and situation. In 
favourable spots, where it has attained a con- 
siderable size, it proves to be a very distinct, and 
by no means ine egant, tree, its long, pendulous 
leaves and slender but branc being 
notable characteristics; but all defects are am- 
ply atoned for by its fine cones, which almost 
rival those of P. macrocarpa [P. Coulteri) in size 
P.. Sinclairiana Sinclair's). A nym of 
Pinus—continued. 
| P. Strobus (Strobus).* Weymouth Pine. l. light green, marked 
with silvery lines, slender, soft, din. to Sin. long. cones 
cylindrical, tapering, slightly curved, 6in. to 8in. long; scales 
smooth, thickened at the apex. Branches often short. A. 120ft 
to 160ft. North America, 1705. A handsome tree, but inferior 
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Fic. 185. PORTION OF BRANCHLET, WITH TWO CLUSTERS OF 
LEAVES, OF PINUS STROBUS. 
to P. excelsa, to which it is very closely allied. See Fig. 185. 
The variety nana is a small, compact, bushy shrub, with short, 
slender branches and numerous branchlets. The leaves are 
shorter than those of the species, and densely clustered at the 
extremities of the branchlets. There are several other but in- 
ferior varieties. 
towards the apex ; tops of the scales elevated and ridged, wi 
a square or triquetrous outline, and a small 
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Fic. 187, BRANCHLET AND CONES OF PINUS 
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