174 PINUS ; OR 



of resinous matter. Cones, in clusters, of from four to seven, 

 in whorls round the stem, reddish brown when young, but 

 changing to a grey or ash colour when old ; rather pendulous, 

 and nearly straight or very slightly incurved on the side next 

 the branch ; three inches in length, and one and a half 

 broad near the base, which is the widest part, and tapering to 

 rather a blunt point ; the base is slightly uneven, and the cone 

 sessile or nearly so. Scales, largest on the outer side of the 

 cone, particularly those towards the base ; where they are conical, 

 nearly straight or slightly bent backwards near the base* 

 much elongated, pointed, and half an inch in length ; the scales 

 on the inner side of the cone and at the point are much the 

 smallest, quadrangular, and nearly flat, except those near the 

 point, which are rather more elevated than the others, with a 

 slight ridge running across their middle, terminated by a short, 

 straight, broad prickle in the centre ; each cone contains from 

 nine to ten rows of scales, within each of which are two very 

 small, dark-brown seeds, with wings half an inch long. 



This very distinct pine was first discovered by Dr. Coulter 

 at San Luis Obispo in Upper California, to the South of Mon- 

 terey, at an elevation of 3,000 feet, and within ten miles of the 

 sea-shore. It grows straight, but rather stunted, seldom exceed- 

 ing forty feet in height. Mr. Hartweg found it growing on 

 the western declivity of the mountains near Monterey, and 

 within two miles of the sea-shore, attaining a height of from 

 twenty to thirty feet, and with a trunk twelve inches in dia- 

 meter. In this locality it was confined to a small wood half a 

 mile square, and intermixed with and surrounded by Pinus 

 insignis. Mr. Hartweg again met with it at a considerable dis- 

 tance to the south of Monterey, on the ascent to the Mission of 

 La Purissima, where the monotony of the bare hills was only 

 relieved by a small forest of it ; the trees, however, not attaining 

 a larger size than those found growing near Monterey. Mr. 

 Jeffrey found it a tree forty feet high, of a conical form, on the 

 Siskyon Mountains, at an elevation of 7,500 feet, growing in 

 moist soil, near the summit of the mountain. It was named 

 P. Murrayana by the Oregon Committee, and P. Edgariana by 



