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bottom, is ninety feet high, and four feet 

 eight inches in circumference. 

 Propagated as No. 4. 



7. P. PALUSTRIS, Alton. Leaves in 3 s, 

 about twelve inches long, growing in tufts 

 at the ends of the branches. Cones nearly 

 cylindrical, covered with stiff bristles. 

 Southern swamp pine. Native of the 

 Southern States. 



A rather odd looking pine, growing about 

 fifty feet high, and thriving in wet swampy 

 places. There is a small specimen in the 

 garden of John Evans. 



8. P. PIXASTER, Alton. Leaves two in a 

 sheath, four to six inches long, somewhat 

 rough at the edge. Cones oblong, three to 

 five inches long, narrowed at the base, scales 

 bristly. Pinaster. South of Europe. 



A coarse, free growing species, very hardy, 

 round-headed, will thrive almost anywhere. 

 These are its best recommendations. It is 

 not so handsome as many others. 



Propagated as No. 4. 



P. Maritima is a variety of this. 



9. P. PINEA, Linnaeus. Leaves in 2 s, earlier 

 ones ciliate. Cones ovate, obtuse, without 



