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No. 42. PiNUS RADiATA, D. DoTi, the Radiated Cone Pine. 



Syn. Pinus insignis macrocarpa, Hartweg. 

 Leaves, in threes, very slender, twisted, deep green, thickly 

 set on the branches, and from three and a half to four inclies 

 in length. Sheaths, short, smooth, a quarter of an inch long on 

 the young leaves, but very much shorter on the older ones, and 

 only partially persistent. Seed-leaves, on the young plants 

 from seven to eight in number, rather long, and slender. 

 Branches, compact, numerous, rather regular, and slender, par- 

 ticularly the lateral ones. Bark, light brown, and rather smooth. 

 Buds, small, numerous, imbricated, and full of resinous matter. 

 Cones, mostly single, but sometimes two or three together, rather 

 conical, very hard, slightly incurved, pendulous, and of a glossy 

 light brown colour ; six inches long, three inches and a half 

 broad near the base, which is uneven as well as the sides, the 

 outer side being much the longest. Scales, radiant, largest at 

 the external base and down three parts of the outer side of the 

 cone, deeply divided, much elevated, and prolonged into 

 a blunt-pointed nipple, half an inch in length, and three 

 quarters of an inch broad ; those scales nearest the base 

 being bent backwards, the others more or less convex, widest 

 at the base, bluntly conical, slightly angular, and terminated by 

 a blunt point ; the scales on the inner side of the cone, and for 

 four or five rows round the point, very much smaller, quadran- 

 gular, and slightly elevated, with their points quite flat, or 

 slightly depressed. Each cone contains from fourteen to sixteen 

 rows of scales, within each of which are two small, nearly black 

 seeds, with a very rough shellj and with wings one inch long, 

 and three-eighths of an inch broad. 



This beautiful pine resembles Pinus insignis in some respects, 

 but differs very much in foliage and cones ; the leaves of P. 

 insignis are much longer and stouter than those of P. radiata, 

 ■while the cones of P. radiata are nearly three times the size of 

 those of P. insignisj and with the scales much more elevated. It 

 was first discovered by the late Dr. Coulter in Upper California, 

 in lat. 36°, near the level of the sea, and almost close to the 

 beach, growing singly, and attaining the height of 100 feet, with 



