THE TRUE rixNES. 



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No. 73. PiNUS LEiorHY!j.A, Schiede, the Smooth-leaved 

 Mexican Pine. 



Leaves, in fives, very slender, partially three-sided, sharp- 

 pointed, smooth, and drooping, of a pale glaucous green ; from 

 four to five inches long, closely set on the ends of the branches, 

 and frequently growing from the stem and older branches in 

 tufts. Sheaths, short, shrivelled, and almost disappearing on 

 the older leaves. Branches, numerous, slender, and pendulous 

 towards the extremities ; buds, imbricated, and non-resinous. 

 Cones, small, ovate-pointed, two inches and a half long, and 

 one inch and a quarter broad near the base ; pendulous, flat- 

 tened or depressed at the base, and on short thick footstalks. 

 Scales, rather flattened, half an inch across, slightly depressed, 

 but with a projecting sharp point in the middle, unequally 

 four-sided, and of a dark colour. Seeds, small and black, with 

 a wing nearly three-quarters of an inch long, and rather broad 



A large tree, with an open but regular conical head, well 

 clothed with its vertical branches and drooping foliage, attain- 

 ing a height of from 60 to 100 feet. 



It is found in many parts of the colder regions of Mexico, on 

 the mountains of Angangueo, at an elevation of 7^000 feet, where 

 it is called * Ocote Chino,' from its abundance of resin, and on 

 account of its being used for candles. The ' Ocote Chino,' or 

 Candle-wood, is also found on the mountains, in the State of 

 Oaxaca, attaining an immense size. 



It produces a valuable timber, but so hard as to resist the 

 plane. 



It is rather tender. 



No. 74. PiNUS LiKDi.KYANA, Gordon, Dr. Lindley's Pine, 

 Syn. Pinus Montezumae Lindleyi, Loudon. 

 „ „ rudis, Endlicher. 



Leaves, in fives, very robust, and sharp -pointed, nine inches 

 long, three-edged on the inner face, and rounded on the back ; 

 of a deep green, a little glaucous when young, and very thickl}-- 

 placed on the young shoots, older ones spreading or pendan-t. 



