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ARBORETUM NOTES. 12 
CONTFPERA:. 
PINUS PINASTER. 
Loudon, p. 2213. 
There were several trees of this in the Barton Pinus 
arboretum, raised from seeds sent from St. Helena Mae 
under the absurd name of Pinus Novae Zelandiea. 
proved to be not even a marked variety of /’inaster, 
and have been nearly all cut down. One which 
was thrown down by a storm, I think, in 1843, has 
continued vegetating ever since, though lying 
prostrate on the ground, with only a small part of 
ie foots fixed in the soil: it still, puts. out 
leaves every year.* 
The lmaster grows very rapidly, and attains to a 
great size, but is very shortlived in this part of the 
country. 
PINUS PINEA. 
Loudon, p. 2224. 
The Stone Pine grows very poorly here, and Pinus 
does not form a tree of any size or beauty.” 
My father planted several here, both in the pleasure 
ground and arboretum; they have lived and 
borne cones, but they grow very slowly, 
and make a very poor appearance. Though 
none of them were killed outright by the 
severe winter of 1860, they have appeared to 
dwindle still more since then. In fact it may be 
said that they keep alive, and no more. The late 
ei thomas Cullum planted a considerable 
* 1879. It is now dead 
