144 CONIFEROUS TREES 



the rigours of our climate, unless in the south and 

 west, where good specimens of both are occasion- 

 ally to be met with. The present species is of 

 rather broadly pyramidal habit of growth, with 

 the top wide, owing to many leading growths 

 shooting up, and it is well branched down to the 

 ground. The leaves are five in a sheath, rather 

 harsh and rigid, and of a pleasing but not very 

 bright shade of green. The cones are small and 

 oval or egg-shaped. 



P. PALUSTRis, Miller, (Synonym : P. australis, 

 Michaux.) Southern States of U.S.A. and Texas. 

 This is the species, the timber of which, under the 

 name of '' pitch pine," is so largely imported to 

 this country. Unfortunately it is not a suitable 

 tree for cultivating in these islands. It is of up- 

 right growth, but straggling and meagre in appear- 

 ance, with long deep green leaves, arranged three 

 in a sheath. Planted in dampish, well-drained 

 loam, and under unusually favourable circum- 

 stances, a few specimens have done fairly well 

 both at Penrhyn Castle and Woburn Abbey. 



P. PARVIFLORA, Stebold et Zuccarini, Japan. 

 1861. — As a perfectly hardy, free-growing, and 

 decidedly ornamental Pine, the above species is 

 certainly not sufficiently recognised in this country. 

 It is of comparatively low and spreading growth, 

 with flexible, upcurved branches that are well 

 supplied with foliage. The leaves are in bundles 

 of five, about 2 inches long, slightly twisted, bluish 

 green on the exposed, and distinctly silvery on the 

 inner, sides. Cones are freely produced, usually 

 several together, each from 2 to 2| inches long by 

 if inches diameter at the widest part, and com- 



