94 THE BOOK OF EVERGREENS. 



" As an ornamental tree," says London, " P. Pallasiana 

 deserves a place in every collection ; " and Lambert ob- 

 serves : " Of all pines, this is the best adapted for thin 

 chalky soils, and maritime situations." We have had it 

 in cultivation for several years, and, for its distinct habit 

 of growth and great hardiness, have been induced to rec- 

 ommend it; and should the adult trees prove as satisfac- 

 tory as the young plants promise, it will probably be one 

 of our finest ornamental pines." 



Loudon, who, evidently, has never seen large plants, 

 labors under a mistake in confounding it with the P. 

 Laricio ; the two are now considered botanically dis- 

 tinct, and are at least quite unlike in general appearance. 

 In Sargent's edition of Downing's Landscape Gardening, 

 (the editor of which has probably a wrong plant), it is 

 described as " not very distinctive, as it resembles exceed- 

 ingly our White Pine." With us, it has the same habit 

 of growth that marks the Austrian Pine ; and, in fact, so 

 nearly approaches that species in many leading character- 

 istics, as to induce some acute arboriculturists to believe 

 it would prove to be a variety of P. Austriaca. 



"According to Prof. Pallas, the wood is very knotty and 

 resinous, and very durable, but difficult to form into good 

 planks on account of the number of its knobs." (London.} 



13. P. Pinaster, Aiton. CLUSTER PINE. Syn. P. 



Nepalensis, Eoyle. P. maritima, Lamarck. P. Latteri, 

 Madden. P. Japonica and P. St. Helenica, Loudon. P. 

 Chinensis, Knight. P. Nova Hollandica and P. Nova 

 Zealandica, Loddiges, etc. Leaves, from 6 inches to 1 

 foot long, from medium sized sheaths, rigid, stout, dark 

 green color. Cones, from. 4 to 6 inches long, conical, ses- 

 sile, clustered, with broad, ash-colored, pyramidal scales, 

 that terminate in a small sharp point. Branches, in 

 whorls, stout, with rather long, imbricated, pointed woolly 

 buds, that are devoid of resin. Seeds, oblong, medium, 

 with large Avings. Cotyledons, 7 or 8. 

 This beautiful species, with all possible care, is exceed- 



