3S PINES 



condition and stage of existence which is generally 

 associated with Aztecs, Australian aboriginals or 

 bushmen, and other perishing people of the earth's 

 surface. For these reasons it will be opined that as 

 a tree here it is more likely to be occasionally tried 

 by curiosity-mongers than abstract-minded admirers 

 blest with a soul for scenic effect. 



The size of the cones, both of the P. Coulteri and 

 P. Sabiniana, which in point of fact are rarely seen, 

 even by the most inveterate Pinetum hunters, is a 

 matter of incredible surprise to anyone upon a first 

 introduction. The cones of the Sabiniana are shorter 

 longways, and more rotund broadways, than those 

 of the Coulteri, and present quite a different appear- 

 ance. Authorities have written very variable state- 

 ments as to their weight. Some of the Coulteri cones 

 that I have shown at forestry exhibitions give the 

 following weights : An unbroken cone from the 

 Yosemite Valley, 4 lb. 11 oz. ; and two other 

 broken cones, one from Arley Castle (R. Woodward), 

 and another from Leaton Knolls (Colonel Lloyd, 

 M.V.O.) weighing just over 3 lb. each. 



P. PoNDEROSA and Jeffreyi. — It is not an easy 

 process to distinguish these trees apart at a first 

 glance from the preceding two that we have discussed. 

 The cones, if they could only be persuaded to put in 

 even a casual appearance, would opportunely come 

 to the rescue of any worker at the riddle. While the 

 cones on the Ponderosa are pretty plentiful, there 

 are only a select few, be it remembered, who have 

 ever had the opportunity of seeing cones on an 

 English-grown Coulteri or Sabiniana. Speaking from 

 the personal point of view, and frankly confessing 

 the limitations of that narrowed area, the P. Pon- 

 derosa (with the exception of the P. Insignis) is by 

 far away the most commonly met with tree of all 



