PINACE.^ 407 



Var. Pallasiana. 



Var. caramanica ; var. taurica. 



Leaves rigid, broad (1-4-1 -6 mm.), twisted ; resin canals few, 

 stomata in 12-14 lines. 



In Britain this name has been given to trees with numerous 

 Btout branches, the lower ones ascending parallel to the trunk. 



These varieties occur naturally on limy soils. 



II. Leaves not rigid. Hypoderm in one or two layers. 

 Leaves less persistent than in Section I. 



Var. corsicana, Loudon. 



Leaves twisted, 1*4-1 -6 mm. broad ; resin canals numerous. 

 Stomatic lines 12-14. Hypoderm in one layer. Spain, Corsica, 

 S. Italy, and Greece. 



Var. pyrenaica. 



Var. cebennensis ; var. tenuifolia. 



Leaves narrow, with few (10-12) stomatic lines. Hypoderm 

 in one layer and numerous resin canals. A smaU, slow-growing 

 tree found on poor soil in exposed places. Cevennes and 

 Pyrenees. 



Var. calabrica, Loudon. 



Leaves narrow (12-r4 mm. broad). Resin canals few; 

 stomatic lines few. 



The following horticultural varieties are sometimes grown. 



Var. aureo-variegata. 

 Leaves golden- variegated ; of no decorative value. 



Var. nana aurea. 



A dwarf form with yellowish leaves. Suitable for the rock- 

 garden. 



Var. pendula. 



Branches pendulous. Of little merit. 



Var. pumila. 

 A low bush suitable for the rock-garden. 



Var. pygmaea. 

 A low, dense bush suitable for the rock-garden. 



Var. variegata. 



Leaves variegated ; of no decorative value. 



The timber of the several forms of P. Laricio varies consider- 

 ably in quality, and that of the type is superior to that of the 

 Austrian variety when grown in the British Isles. The wood of 



