2224- ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. PART HI. 



scription of calcareous soil. With respect to elevation, though it will endure 

 the sea breeze, it will not grow, in England, much above the level of the sea. 

 In Hampshire, at Muddiford, near Christchurch, which, in 1830, was one of the 

 liandsomest and best kept small places in England, there are some remarkablj' 

 fine pinasters, growing so near the sea, that the salt water must have access to 

 their roots. It is propagated by seeds, which may be procured in any quantity, 

 and at a moderate price, from Bordeaux. Seeds are also ripened in several parts 

 of England ; and many trees, as we have already observed (p. 2219.), have been 

 raised from them. The cones, which ripen in the August or September of 

 the second year, may be gathered in October and November, and spread on a 

 floor, under cover, to the thickness of 2 ft. or 3 ft.; and, during inclement 

 weather in winter, women and children may be employed to take out the 

 seeds. The first process consists in throwing the cones into boiling water 

 for a few seconds, to soften the turpentine which glues the scales together ; 

 immediately afterwards, upon their beginning to snap or crackle, they should 

 be taken out, otherwise the water gets to the seed and injures it. Every 

 knob or scale is then separated with the point of a knife, and the seed is 

 easily taken out. The time of sowing the seeds is April, and the covering 

 from I: in. to a in. When it is intended to plant this species on a large 

 scale, the sooner the young plants are moved to where they are finally to 

 remain, the better ; but in nurseries, where there is only a demand for them in 

 small quantities, they are best kept in pots. 



Statistics. 'Pinus Vindster in England. In the Environs of London. At Fulham Palace, ISO years 

 old, it is 80 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 4 ft., and of the liead 30 ft. ; the girt of this tree, in 

 1793, was 10 ft.; and in 1837, 12 ft. (See p. 43) At York House, Twickenham, it is 42 ft. high, 

 the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 6 in,, and of the head 33 ft. At Abercorn Priory, Stanmore, it is 60 ft. 

 high; and at Syon are several 60 ft. high. — South of London. In Cornwall, at Carclew, it is 82 ft. 

 liigh, diameter of the trunk 3 It. 6 in., and of the head 50 ft. In Hampshire, at Testwood, 70 years 

 Ijlanted, it is5jft. high. In Surrey, at Oakham, 33 years planted, it is 45 ft. high; at Barwood 

 Park, it is 50 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 4 tl. (iin., and of the head 60 ft.; at Deepdene, 9 years 

 planted, it is lOft. high. — North of London. In Berkshire, atBearWood, 14 years planted, it is 26 ft. 

 high; at White Knights, 35 years planted, it is 45 ft. high. In Durham, at Southend, 40 years 

 planted, it is 60ft. high, with a trunk 3 ft. in diameter. In Leicestershire, at Elvaston Castle, 33 

 years planted, it is 40 ft. high. In Nottinghamshire, at Clumber Park, it is 60 ft. high, the diameter 

 of the trunk 3 ft. 6 in., and of the head 20 ft. In Pembrokeshire, at Stackpole Court, 35 years planted, 

 it is 40 ft. high. In Radnorshire, at Macslaugh Castle, it is 48 ft. high, with a trunk 1 ft. 10 in. in 

 diameter. In Staflbrdshire, at Teddesley Park, 8 years planted, it is 16ft. high ; in the Handsworth 

 Nursery, 6 years planted, it is 12 ft. high. In Sufiblk, at Finborough H.ill, 15 years planted, it is 

 25 ft. high ; at Ampton Hall, 12 years planted, it is 22 ft. high. In Worcestershire, at Hagley, is one 

 with a trunk 4 ft. in diameter ; at Croome, 70 years planted, it is 90 ft high, the diameter of the 

 trunk 2 ft. 4 in., and of the head 20 ft. 



Vtnus Vindster in Scotland. South of Edinburgh. In Berwickshire, at the Hirsel, 20 years planted, 

 it is 25 ft. high. In Haddingtonshire, at Tynninghame, it is 46 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 

 2 ft., and of the head 32 ft. — North of Edinburgh. In the Isle of Bute, at IViount Stewart, 10 years 

 planted, it is 17 ft. high. In Ross-shire, at Brahan Castle, it is 35 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 



1 ft. 6 in., and of the head 36 ft. 



Vinus Viniistcr in Ireland. At Dublin, in the Glasnevin Botanic Garden, 35 years planted, it is 

 15 ft. high. Jn Kilkenny, at Woodstock, 80 years planted, it is 72 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 



2 ft. 9 in., and of the head 18 ft. In Down, at Mount Stewart, 50 years planted, it is 46ft. high. In 

 Galway, at Coole, it is 46 ft. high. 



V'mus Vindster ifi Foreign Countries. In France, in the park of Clervaux, 44 years planted, it is 

 82 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 6 in., and of the head 52 ft. In Bavaria, in the Botanic 

 Garden, Munich, 18 years planted, it is 15 (t. high. In Austria, at Vienna, in Uosenthal's Nursery, 

 25 years planted, it is 30 ft. high. At Briick on the Leytha, 40 years planted, it is 80 ft. high. 

 In Italy, at Monza, 24 years planted, it is 45 ft. high. 



Commercinl Statistics. Seeds, in London, arc 3.?. per lb; one year's seedling 

 plants are lO.v. per thousand, and one year transplanted 25«. per thousand; 

 and plants in [)ots are \s.(id. each. AtBollwyller, plants are 1 franc each; and 

 at New York, 1 dollar. 



i 13. p. Pi'nea L. The Stune Pine. 



Jdentification. Lin. Sp. PI., 1419. ; Mill. Diet., No. 2. ; Hunt. Evel. Syl., p. 266. ; Vill. Dauph., 3. 



i..8<i6. ; I.amb. Pin,ed. 2., 1. t. 10, 11.; N. Du Ham., 5. p. 2421.; Ait. Hort. Kew.,ed. L,3. p. 368.; 



Willd. Berol. Baumz., p. 21(19. ; Michx. N. Amer. Syl., 3. p. 116. ; Haync Dend., p. 341. ; Lawson's 



Manual, p. ;341. ; Bon Jard., 1837, p. 974. ; Lodd. Cat., cd. 18,36. 

 Synonymcs. P. sativa Rauh. Pin., p. 491 ., Slackui., t. 189., Du Ham. Arb., 2. p. 12.5. ; P. domtstica 



Malth. Comm., 87., Tabcrn. /c.,936. ; Pin Pignon, Pin bon. Pin cultiv(:!. Pin Pinier, Fr. ; Geneiss- 



here Fichte, Gcr. 

 Engravings. Blackw., t. 189. ; Du Ham. Arb., 2. t. 27. ; Tabern. Ic, 936. ; Lamb. Pin., 1. 1. 10, 11. ; 



N. Du Ham., 5. t. 72. f. 3. ; Poit. et Turp., t. 12.5. ; Midix. N. Amer. Syl., 3. t. 135. ; out Jip. 2109., 



to our usual scale -tJigs. 2106. to 2108., of the natural size, from Dropmore and White Knights ; 



and the plate of this tree in our last Volume. 



