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growth or the beautiful golden tint which pervades 

 almost every part of the foliage. The variegation 

 is not inconstant, as is generally supposed, but is 

 markedly distinct the whole year through ; but 

 that there are worthless forms offered by nursery- 

 men is well known. This Golden Pine is beyond 

 doubt one of the most ornamental conifers we 

 have, the deep bluish green of the normal foliage 

 offering a marked and pretty contrast to the rich 

 golden yellow of the variegated leaves. It grows 

 freely, a specimen that I have often examined 

 having for several years kept pace with the species 

 alongside which it was planted. 



P. SYLVESTRis MONOPHYLLA. — This must be 

 ranked as a very distinct, curious, and constant 

 variety. At first sight it may be readily recognised 

 as a form of the Scotch Pine, the habit of growth 

 being exactly similar, but the thin, open, and airy 

 appearance at once strikes one as out of the 

 common. This is due not to the leaves being 

 produced singly, as the name would indicate, but 

 to the majority of the pairs of leaves being united 

 for almost their entire length, thjs imparting a 

 more open aspect to the specimen. The cones 

 are sparsely produced, and decidedly more 

 globular (shorter and thicker) than those of the 

 species. The tree stands exposure well, the largest 

 specimen I have seen growing in quite an open 

 situation near Hemel Hempstead, in Herts. 



P. SYLVESTRIS PYGMiEA is a Very dwarf, rounded 

 bush, with thickly arranged branches and com- 

 paratively short leaves. 



P. Thunbergii, Parlatore. (S5monyms : P. 

 Massoniana, Siehold et Zuccarini (not Lambert) ; 



