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London. Leaves, from 1^ to 2 inches long, mostly distich- 

 ous, coriaceous, linear, flat, bright glossy green above, and 

 slightly glaucous below. Branches in whorls, spreading, 

 horizontal, with rough scaly bark, and large, oval, resinous 

 buds. Cones from 6 to 7 inches long, cylindrical, obtuse, 

 very resinous, and of a bright purple color; scales, wedge- 

 shaped, coriaceous, regularly imbricated, and quite entire ; 

 bracts, very small. Seeds, angular, with a thick, cori- 

 aceous testa, and broad, slender, membranaceous wing. 



The very close resemblance between this species and P. 

 Pindrow has caused much confusion among cultivators in 

 regard to the identity of their specimens ; and as both are 

 equally susceptible of being injured by our winters, the 

 confusion is still more increased. The A. Webbiana is a 

 native of the Himalayas and the Alps of Gossainthan in 

 Nepal, at elevations varying from 9,500 to 12,000 or 13,000 

 feet, where it attains to the height of 70 or 80 feet, 

 forming a large, pyramidal-shaped tree with, broad, spread- 

 ing branches, and in adult specimens with a rather tabular- 

 formed top. 



Capt. H. S. Webb, who first discovered this tree, thus 

 alludes to it: "This purple-coned pine attains a height of 

 80 feet or 90 feet, with a diameter of the stem near the 

 ground of from 3 feet to 4 feet. The cone is produced on 

 the extremity of the shoots. The leaves are about one 

 inch long, (two inches with us), of a beautiful light green, 

 having a white stripe in the centre. The wood even equals 

 in the texture of its grain and in odor the Bermudas Cedar. 

 The fruit is said to yield, at full growth, a purple pigment 

 by expression. The silvery hue of the bark and the beau- 

 tiful contrast of the leaves with the rich purple of the cone, 

 glittering with globules of transparent resin, produce, in 

 combination, one of the most striking objects which can 

 well be imagined, and entitle the tree to precedence for 

 ornamental purposes." 



The remarks in regard to the hardiness of A. Pindrow 

 are quite appropriate to this. 

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