EVERGREEN TREES AND SHRUBS. 537 



latter at Westchester. Pa. It is said to develop a straggling habit 

 in this country, and its beauty as a tree is more doubtful than its 

 hardiness. Probably suited to regions south of Washington. 



THE ITALIAN CLUSTER PINE. P. pinaster. This tree, famous 

 for its gardenesque effect in Italian scenery, has not proved hardy 

 in the northern States. Though frequently grown for many years 

 in open ground, it always succumbs to the climate before it arrives 

 at maturity. It flourishes best on the shores of the Mediterranean 

 Sea, where it rises to the height of sixty to seventy feet, and forms 

 a peculiarly flattened tabular top, often represented in pictures of 

 Italian scenery. 



THE ITALIAN STONE PINE. P. pinea. This tree resembles the 

 preceding, but is of lower stature and more globular form. We 

 have not heard whether it has been acclimatized in the southern 

 States, but it is certainly too tender for the northern. There are 

 many varieties in Europe, some of which attain dimensions equal to 

 the cluster pine. 



THE CHINESE LACE-BARK PINE. P. bungeana. A middle-sized 

 tree found in the extreme north of China, which is much grown in 

 pots on the island of Chusan. From the fact that it has been 

 chosen for that kind of petting and dwarfing, it may be inferred 

 that it has some interesting peculiarities. Reported perfectly 

 hardy. 



COREAN SEACOAST PINE. P. koraiensis. A dwarf species 

 growing near the sea on the peninsula of Corea, in China, and in 

 Japanese gardens, where it rarely exceeds twelve or fourteen feet in 

 height. From the fact that it is valued in Chinese and Japanese 

 gardens, and reported quite hardy, it is probably a handsome tree, 

 and should be tested by large collectors. 



