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2 . ORD. [, oe aie Bc PINUS SYLVESTRIS. 
Class Monoecia. Ord. Monadelphia Lin. Gen. Plant. 1077. 
Ess. Gen, Ch. Masc. Cal. 4-phyllus. Cor.0. Stam. plurima. 
: Anthere nude. — 2 
Fem. Cal. strobili: squama_ o-fora! er ). 
<< Nus ala membranatea excepta, ee 
Sp. Ch. P. foliis gethinis dite, conis. “@xato-conicis longitudine 
foliorum. subgeminis,. basi pores * Hort. phew 
THIS tree grows usually srraigius oe aty to a great height, 
so as to be made into good masts for ships: the heidhes e- 
“rous, divaricating, and like the stem covered with rough bark of a 
reddish brown colour: the leaves stand in pairs, and are united at 
the base with the sheath; they are two or three inches long, convex 
on one side, concave on the other, | very narrow, linear, striated, 
somewhat pointed, of a deep green glaucous colour, and surround 
the ends of the smaller branches: the flowers are male and female 
upon the same tree; the former stand in bunches without any calyx, 
unless the loose scales be considered as such: there is no corolla: the 
filaments are numerous, united at the bottom, forming an upright 
pillar, and furnished with erect anther: the latter consists of a calyx, 
or common cone, which is small, composed of scales, with two 
flowers in each; the cones are oblong, imbricated, permanent, in- 
flexible: there is no corolla: the germen is very small, producing a 
tapering style, terminated by a simple stigma: there is no capsule, 
but the scales of the cone, which before stood open, close upon = 
seed or nut, which is supplied with a membranous wing. 
itisa native of Scotland, especially among the highland mountains, 
and hence named Scotch Air. It flourishes best in.a poor sandy soil. 
In black, boggy or. chalky ground, or near stagnant waters, it does 
not thrive. The wood is used for various purposes, and the inner 
bark is, by the inhabitants of the north of Europe, made into a kind 
of bread. 
Though most species of Fir possess in common the same medicinal 
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