884 NATURAL 
3. Pinus banksiana ; Labradore pine, 
sylvestris 9 Aiton. 
Foliis geminis divaricatis obliquis ; 
strobilis recurvis tortis; antherarum 
crista dilatata. 
This species is very rare in England, 
three only of any size are known by Mr. 
Lambert ; one at Paine’s Hill, Surry ; 
-another at Kew, and the third at Crome, 
the seat of Lord Coventry. 
4. Pinus pinaster ; cluster pine. 
Foliis geminis elongatis; strobilis ver- 
ticillatis confertis, ovatis, sessilibus, pen- 
dulis, antherarum crista rotundata. 
The wood is soft, and in Switzerland 
is usually either cut into shingle for co- 
vering the roofs of houses, or employed 
for the extraction of pitch. 
5. Pinus pinea ; stone pine. 
Foliis geminis ; strobilis ovatis max- 
imis, seminum alis abbreviatissimis ; an- 
therarum crista dentato-lacera. 
‘The nuts are of a large size, very hard, 
and contain kemels which have the 
sweetness of almonds. They are be- 
come an article of sale, and may be 
found in many of the London fruit 
shops. ‘They possessa nutritive and de- 
mulcent quality, but from their oily na- 
ture soon become rancid and unfit to be 
eaten. ‘The proportion of oil in them is, 
perhaps, greater than in the seed of any 
other plant; one pound of them vielding 
five ounces, whereas the same quantity 
of linseed produces only two ounces and 
a half. 
6. Pinus maritima, 
Foliis geminis tenuissimis ;  strobilis 
ovato-conicis, glaberrimis, solituriis, pe- 
dunculatis. 
The only tree known to Mr. Lambert 
grows at Sion House. The figure is 
from a specimen in ‘Sherard’s Herba- 
rium. 
7. Pinus halepensis ; Aleppo pine. 
Folits geminis tetuissimis, strobilis 
ovato-oblongis, reflexis, Jevibus, solita- 
riis, pedunculatis. 
This species is more like a shrub than 
atreein England, and‘never grows to 
any great height jn its native country. 
It does not well bear the cold of our 
winters, and is at present very scarce. 
8.. Pinus massoniana ; Indian pine. 
Foliis geminis, tenuissintis, longissi- 
Mis; vagina abbreviata; antherarum 
crista dentato-lacera. 
The figure is taken from a specimen in 
the. Banksian Herbarium, which was 
brought by Masson from the Cape of 
HISTORY. 
Good Hope, where it had been raised 
from seeds sent from China. The spe- 
¢imen has only the male catkin. 
9. Pinus inops; Jersey pine, Virgi- 
niana of Gmelin. ; 
Foliis geminis 3 strobilis recuryis ob- 
longo-conicis longitudine foliorum ; acu- 
leis squamarum subulatis rectis. 
Most of the pine tribe are very brittle 
in their texture ; but in this species the 
wood has almost pliability enough to be 
tied in a knot, and may therefore be 
useful for hoops, baskets, &c. 
10. Pinus resinosa ; pitch pine. 
Foliis geminis ; strobilis ovato-conicis 
sessilibus ternis; squamis medio dilatatis 
inermibus. 
.One of its most distinctive characters 
is the uncommon length of the sheath of 
itsleavess It is a native of North Ame- 
rica. P 
1]. Pinus variabilis; variable leaved 
bastard pine. ‘Tada x of Aiton. 
Foliis binatis ternatisque;_ strobilis 
ovato-conicis subsolitariis: squamarum 
aculeis meurvis. 
Mr. Lambert has not seen more than. 
two trees of this species/in England ; one 
at Paine’s Hiil, the other at Kew. Its 
native situation is the sea shore of North 
Amertea, 
12. Pinus teda: frankincense pine. 
Yoliis ternis elongatis ; strobilis de+ 
flexis : spinis inflexis; vagina foliorum 
elongata. 
A low tree onthe sandy coastof North 
America, 
There are two flourishing trees of this 
species at Sion House, but Mr, Lambert 
has never found any small flowers upon 
them. ‘he male catkin is figured trom 
a specimen brought from America by 
Mr. John Fraser. 
13. Pinus rigida ; three. leaved Vir- 
ginian pine. ‘eda @ of Aiton. 
Fohis ternis ; strobilis ovatis confer. 
tis: squamarum spinis reflexis; vagina 
folhiorum abbreviata. © 
14. Pinus palustris ; swamp pine. 
Fohis ternis longissimis : strobilis sub« 
cylindraceis muricatis: stipulis pinnati+ 
fidis ramentaceis persistentibus, 
It abounds in Virginia and Carolina, 
The wood is soft and light, and very 
sparingly impregnated with resin. Only 
two re any size are known by Mr. Lam. 
bert; one at Kew, and the other at Lore 
Coventry’s. <2 ; 
15. Pinus longifolia; long leaved In 
dian pine. ; 
