FROM THE SOCIETY'S GARDEN. 293 



with the basal lobes turned upwards so as to rub agaiust the 

 stem just above the origin of the leaf. The flowers are jmle 

 lemon-yellow, with five sliort, truncate, concave glands. 



The remarkable wliiteness of the leaves, and pale lemon-colour 

 of the flowers, are two marks which clearly limit this species. 



A sufficiently hardy kind to live in a cold pit or frame from 

 which frost is excluded, and easily increased either from seeds or 

 cuttings. It grows freely in a mixture of sandy loam and a little 

 leaf-mould, and requires to be kept rather dry at all times, and 

 fully exposed to the light. 



It is one of the less ornamental kinds. 



July 31, 1849. 



29. PiNUS Fremontiana. Endlicher, Synopsis Comferarum^ 

 p. 183, No. 112. Pinus Monophylla, or Nut Pine. Torrey 

 and Fremont. P. Llaveana, with a thin-shelled seed. Hart' 

 weg^ in Hart. Sac. Journal. 



Found in California by Hartweg. 



Leaves generally in threes, but not unfrequently in pairs or 

 even solitary, from It to 3 inches in length ; of a glaucous green, 

 more or less curved, very stout, rigid, and ending in a spiny 

 point, sheaths very short and rolled backwards on the older 

 leaves. Seedleaves from eight to ten but mostly nine in number, 

 rather long and very stout. Branches numerous, the principal 

 ones round the stem in a whorl ; bark smooth and of a light 

 brown colour. Buds small, cylindrical, f of an inch in length. 

 Cones of a light glossy brown colour, 2\ inches long and IJ 

 broad in the widest part, which is near the middle : each cone 

 contains from six to seven rows of scales. Scales very thick, 

 largest near the middle, bluntly pyramidal, slightly angular, and 

 more or less recurved downwards, particularly the smaller ones 

 nearest the base ; they are also without any points. Seeds wing- 

 less, oblong or egg-shaped, half an inch in length, bright yellow 

 more or less stained with dark brown, and the shell so thin that 

 it is very easily broken between the finger and thumb. Kernel 

 very pleasant in flavour and also nutritious, as it constitutes the 

 principal subsistence of the Indians who live in the mountains 

 where it grows, for nine months out of the twelve. 



It was first discovered by Captain Fremont, during his * Ex- 

 ploring Expedition' when crossing the Sierra Nevada, or Great 

 Californian Mountains, growing upon both sides, and extending 

 over the top of the great Snowy Chain for a distance of 300 

 miles. Tlie tree seldom attains a lieight of more than 20 ieei, or 

 8 or 10 inches in diameter, but is very branching, and has a 



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