86 CONIFERS. 



PINUS LARICIO. Poiret, 

 (Corsican Pine.) 



SYN. Pinus altissima. Gardens. 



Pinus caramanica. Gardens. 

 Pinus calabmca. Gardens. 

 Pinus romana. Gardens. 



A noble tree, indigenous to Spain, Corsica, and 

 other countries bordering on the shores of the Medi- 

 terranean. Height from one hundred and forty to 

 one hundred and fifty feet. Branches in whorls, forming 

 a tolerably regular pyramidal head. Leaves somewhat 

 slender, of a dark green, six or seven inches long, often 

 twisted. A valuable and ornamental tree, of very rapid 

 growth. It is said that rabbitswill not attack this species. 



PINUS LINDLEYANA. London. 

 (Lindley's Pine.) 



A large and very noble tree, from the mountains of 

 Mexico, much resembling Pinus Montezumce. 



PINUS MACEOPHYLLA. 



(Large-leaved Pine.) 



A low tree, inhabiting Mount Ocotillo in Mexico, 

 but is rarely met with. Hartweg, by whom it was 

 introduced, found only one specimen. It resembles 

 Pinus Rtisselliana, but has longer and stiffer leaves. 

 Not very hardy. 



