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time, soon came up after being received at the Gardens, and a 

 portion was distributed under the name of " Pinus Llaveana, 

 with a thin-shelled seed." 



This Pine will be found a very desirable plant, although not one 

 for timber, but for its beautiful almond-flavoured nuts, which may 

 be grown in England, in the same way as the Stone-pine is in 

 the South of Europe. 



30. CuPRESsus GovENiANA. GordoTi. 



Raised from Californian seeds collected by Mr. Hartweg. 



Leaves imbricated, blunt, thickly set in four rows and bright 

 green on the old plants ; expanded, awl-shaped, very distant, more 

 or less reflexed, sharp pointed and rather slender on the young 

 plants. Branches very irregular on the main stem, some being 



^-^Ssdis^ 



[Ciipress\is Goveniana 



opposite, others alternate, very numerous, slender and rather 

 pendent ; lateral branches spiral, frequently opposite, very dense, 

 and of a beautiful bright-green colour. Cones in large clusters, 

 globular, ^ an inch in diameter, each having from six to eight 



