90 HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES. 



P. LariciO austriaca is readily distinguished by the 

 prominent light grey buds, shaggy dark green foliage and 

 well branched stem, the diameter of branch spread being 

 often nearly equal to the height of the tree. The leaves are 

 stiff and sharply pointed, fully 4 inches long, and produced 

 thickly in twos. In most respects the cones resemble those 

 of the species, but they are usually larger and of lighter colour. 

 For the purpose of shelter this is a valuable tree, and when 

 given plenty of room for branch-development it soon assumes 

 a broadly conical mass of dark, almost yew-green foliage. 

 The timber is rough in comparison with that of the species, 

 due mainly to the weighty branches, and contains a great 

 quantity of resin. It is an excellent seaside tree, and grows 

 with great vigour on chalky soils. 



P. Laricio Karamana is of low and rounded growth 

 when compared with the species, the branches springing from 

 the main trunk at only a short distance from the ground. 



P. Laricio Pailasiana is of large growth, broadly 

 pyramidal in habit, and with stiff, bristling foliage, and large 

 cones. 



P. Laricio pyg^mssa is of dense, compact, and quite 

 dwarf growth, but of no particular value for ornamental plant- 

 ing, for which it is alone useful. The leaves are short and 

 tufted, and of a greyish-green colour. 



P. longfifolia, Roxburgh. Himalaya. — This species is 

 rarely found in collections of conifers in the British Isles, it being 

 tender, unless in the most favoured localities. There are good 

 specimens at Penrhyn Castle, North Wales, and at Churchill in 

 the north of Ireland, thus showing that at least in certain dis- 

 tricts its hardihood can be relied upon. The trees that I have 

 seen are sparsely branched, probably from the distances apart at 

 which the various trees were grown, thus showing off the trunk, 

 the bark of which is of a light and warm colour. The foliage is, 

 however, very beautiful and remarkable, being 16 inches long, 

 of a silvery-green tint, and hanging in plumes from the branch 

 tips. When viewed from a distance, this pine has a striking 

 and very unusual appearance, from the great length and dis- 



