GENUS PINUS. 86. 



oblong-globose, usually several in a whorl, 2 inches long by 

 1^ inches wide, and borne mostly in clusters of two, three, or 

 five ; the wingless seeds, which are ^ an inch long, closely re- 

 sembling those of P. CcDibra. The cone scales are hard, thick, 

 and persistent, of a warm chocolate brown colour, and each 

 provided with a five-sided umbo, which imparts a rough and 

 uneven appearance to the cones. Rarely seen growing in this 

 country, but from its neat bushy habit, when planted amongst 

 rocky debris and in not too exposed situations, it certainly 

 merits attention. Probably it would succeed best by the sea- 

 side. 



P. excelsa., Wallich. Temperate Himalaya. 1827. — 

 This commonly cultivated species is readily recognised by 

 the wide-spreading branches and wealth of long, pendulous, 

 silvery-green leaves. The branch spread is wide in propor- 

 tion to the height of the tree, and which, with the pendulous 

 foliage and pale grey bark, impart to well-grown specimens 

 a striking and pleasing appearance. The leaves are five in a 

 sheath, 6 inches long, slender and limp, the edges rough, and 

 of a desirable silvery-bluish tinge. For the cones, too, the 

 tree is remarkable, these being produced freely even by young 

 specimens, and owing to their great length and open char- 

 acter when ripe, and also to their peculiar yellowish-brown 

 colour, give to the tree a decided characteristic that is not 

 present in any other species. They are often as much as 8 

 inches long, by 3 inches diameter, and usually curved. For 

 planting in rich, damp loam, and where an amount of shelter 

 is afforded, this pine is valuable, but in too light soils and in 

 exposed sites it wears anything but a pleasing appearance. 



P. flexilis, James. {Synonyms: — P. Lavibertiana, 

 Hooker ; P. Lanibertiana brevifolia, Lindley and Gordon.) 

 Eastern slope of Rocky Mountains, Montana to New Mexico, 

 Texas, Utah, Nevada, Arizona. 185 1. — Not generally culti- 

 vated in this country. When young, the tree has a 

 Cembra-like appearance, but is far less symmetrical in branch 

 arrangement. The leaves are fully 2 inches long, glaucous 

 green, and plentifully arranged on the lithe and thin branch- 



