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at the ends, and almost disappearing when old. Branches, hori- 

 zontal, in regular whorls, spreading, and with the ends curved 

 upwards ; smaller ones, short, scaly, and with a greyish brown 

 bark, regularly and deeply raised by the insertion of the leaves, 

 furrowed, and shining ; buds, ovate-pointed, covered with long 

 brown scales, fringed at the edges, and slightly resinous. Cones, 

 three inches long, one inch and a quarter broad, conical, rounded 

 at the base, and tapering regularly to the apex, pointing horizon- 

 tal, or slightly inclining downwards ; of a light yellowish brown 

 colour, with a shining surface. Scales, numerous, hard, and 

 glossy ; larger ones rather more than half an inch broad, but 

 much smaller, and less elevated towards the base, angular on 

 the upper edge, rounded [below, slightly pyramidal, with an 

 elevated horizontal line across the centre, terminated by a blunt 

 dark brown scar. 



A large tree, growing 120 feet high, with spreading branches, 

 and when old, a flat top. 



It is found on the calcareous mountains in Lower Austria, 

 Styria, Moravia, Corinthia, Transylvania, and in the neighbour- 

 hood of Mehadia in Banat. 



Timber, strong, tough, and resinous. 



No. 2. PiNUS Banksiana, Lambert. Sir Joseph Banks's Pine. 

 Syn. Pinus Hudsonica, Lamarck. 

 „ „ rupestris, Michaux. 

 „ „ sylvestris divaricata, Aiton. 

 „ „ divaricata, Hort. 



Leaves, in twos, regularly distributed obliquely all over the 

 branches, one inch long, spreading, rigid, robust, dull greyish 

 green in colour, thickly set on the branches, and remaining for 

 years ; sheaths, very short, one tenth of an inch long, and rather 

 jagged at the margin. Branches, divaricate, spreading, with 

 few laterals, long, slender, twisted in all directions, and rather 

 flexible ; buds, full of resin. Cones, small, horn-shaped, very 

 hard, curved at the point, twisted, one and a half to two inches 

 long, widest at the base, and tapering to a point ; mostly in twos, 

 of a grey ash colour, smooth, always pointing in the same direc- 



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