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absence of the timber of certain species from the market, than 
the quality of the wood. A number of the Asiatic pines are 
rown for ornamental purposes in the British Isles, but it is 
doubtful whether any serious attempt has been made to establish 
them here under silvicultural conditions. 
P. Armandi, Franchet.—Fruit Pine, Cow Pine. 
In general appearance there is a great resemblance between 
this Chinese pine and P. excelsa, but in the leaves of this there 
is a more decided twist than in the leaves of the Himalayan tree 
and the cones are broader in comparison with their length. In 
N. and N.W. China it is said to grow 50-60 ft. high, and the 
wood is used for building purposes and the coarser kinds of 
furniture. ‘The seeds are edible, and are used as food in some 
parts of China. It was introduced to the British Isles barely 
20 years ago, and the largest trees in the country, about 20 ft. 
high, are growing at Kew. The species does not appear to 
possess commercial possibilities. 
P. Bungeana, Zuccarini.—Lace Bark Pine. 
This is a very distinct and ornamental pine from N. China, 
where it forms a fine tree 80-100 ft. high and up to 12 ft. in 
girth, conspicuous by reason of the white or grey colour of the 
bark of old trees, and by the brown bark of young trees being 
shed in small plates disclosing green young bark beneath, thus 
giving trunks and branches a peculiar mottled character. The 
leaves are bright green, resinous, and produced in threes. Two 
forms appear to be in cultivation in the British Isles, one which 
1s inclined to produce several leaders from low down on the 
stem, and the other of pyramidal outline with a single leader. 
Mr. E. H. Wilson reports regarding the timber of this tree 
that the wood is brittle and only used for fuel. Trees in this 
country are still too young to show the white bark, which 18 
considered to be the most pleasing character of the species, but 
the young bark is shed in the same way as that of trees in their 
native country. 
eek densiflora, Sieb. § Zucc.—Japanese Red Pine, Female 
ine. 
Pine, and it occupies the same position of importance with page 
soils, except where the land is very wet, between 500-3000 ft. 
elevation. It varies a good deal in size, an 
ine timber, and 
An interest- 
