176 pjiNUs; OR 



longer on the tree than the second year. Branches, regular, 

 short, and rather slender, but mostly pointing upwards ; the 

 larger and older ones rather naked on the lower parts, but tufted 

 with leaves towards the points. Buds, imbricated, very thready, 

 and free from resin. Sheaths, persistent, short, one-third of an 

 inch long, rather smooth, but shrivelled, not jagged at the ends, 

 and guarded at the base with rather a broad lanceolate, recurved 

 scale, or metamorphosed leaf, of a bright brown colour, although 

 green at first. Cones, ovate, tapering to a very blunt point, 

 and rounded at the base, five inches long, and three inches 

 across at the widest part ; mostly in clusters round the stem, or 

 principal top branches, but frequently solitary, and pointing 

 downwards ; of a dull greyish brown colour, with a hard, 

 smooth surface, short footstalks, and destitute of resinous mat- 

 ter. Scales, slightly elevated, nearly one inch broad, with the 

 apex depressed, and hollowed in the centre. Seeds, large, with a 

 broad wing, one inch and a half long. 



A large tree, belonging to the same section as the Aleppo 

 Pine (P. Halepensis) introduced from the South of Persia by 

 the Hon. W. F. Strangways. 



It is perfectly hardy. 



No. 14. PiNUS Pinaster, Aiton^ the Star, or Cluster Pine. 

 Syn. Pinus Massoniana, Lambert. 

 „ „ Nepalensis, Royle. 

 „ „ Latteri, Madden. 

 „ „ maritima, Lamarck. 

 „ „ Japonica, Loudon. 

 „ „ Chinensis, Knight. 

 „ „ Nova-Hollandica, Loddiges. 

 „ „ Nova-Zealandica, „ 

 „ „ St. Helenica, Loudon. 

 „ „ Syrtica, There. 

 „ „ neglecta, Low. 



Leaves, in twos, dark green, six to eight inches long, rigid, 

 broad, and very stout, slightly serrated on the margins, and 

 thickly set on the branches in dense whorls ; sheaths, three 



