CONIFERS. 87 



PINUS MACROCARPA. Inndley. 

 (Large-coned Pine.) 



STN. Pinus Coulteri. Don. 



Pinus Sinclairii. Kew Gardens. 



Indigenous to N. "W. America, about Santa Lucia, 

 where it attains a height of one hundred or one hundred 

 and twenty feet. Eoliage glaucous green. Leaves very 

 long, often fifteen inches. A very remarkable and 

 beautiful Pine. It is sometimes called Great Hooked 

 Pine, in allusion to the appearance of the scales of the 

 cones, which are very large, often a foot long, and 

 weighing four pounds. This species, Pinus Sabiniana, 

 tulerculata, radiata, muricata, and pungens, form a 

 distinct section, remarkable for their permanent cones, 

 and elongated spinous scales. Perfectly hardy. 



PINUS MITIS. Mickaux. 

 (Soft-leaved or Yellow Pine.) 



Resembles Pinus inops. It is very attractive when 

 making its young shoots, as they are covered with a 

 beautiful violet-coloured bloom. Leaves four or five 

 inches long, dark green. A native of North America. 

 Height from fifty to sixty feet. 



PINUS MONTICOLA. Douglas. 

 (Mountain Weymouth Pine.) 



This species much resembles Pinus Strobus, its 

 branches being arranged in the same whorl-like 

 manner ; but its foliage is shorter, and of a darker 

 green. Indigenous to the banks of the Columbia 



