750 CONIFEE-fflJ. (PINE FAMILY.) 



about 7-lobed. Frnits some^Mt pcduucled, spreading-;^ cupule hemi- 

 spherical, as long as or longer than the ovate seed — Spring — Gesbel- 

 Dagh (Amanus). 



4. PlIVU^, Tourn. Pine. Snaular. 



Staminate caldns oblong to cylindrical, with a scaly involucre at 

 base, crowded at base of twigs. Cells of anthers dehiscent lengthwise. 

 Pistillate catlins nearly terminal or lateral. _ Cones rarely maturing 

 before the second year, often not before the third. Scales persistent, 

 leathery or woody, ending in a shield-shaped tip, with a dorsal or 

 terminal boss — Trees, with clustered, needle-like leaves, sheathed by 

 scarious scales at base. The resinous canals of the leaves are longitu- 

 dinal, and either next to the epidermis (2yeri2JJieral), or in the substance 

 of the leaf {parenchymatous), or near the ventral vessels {internaT). 



* Cones nearly terminal. Leaves tioin, serrulate. 



1. P. Piiiea, L. 5 ^^ ^^ ^^? comus hemispherical, lower 

 branches horizontal. Leaves .10 to .12 or more long, stiff, ascending. 

 Staminate catlins oblong, .008 long, crowded, in an oUong spihe, .05 to 

 .07 long, ,015 to .03 in diameter. (7(??2es solitary or twin, nearly sessile, 

 horizontal or somewhat reflexed, .1 to .15 long, .08 to .1 in diameter, 

 ovate^ obtuse, maturing the third year ; end of scales rhomboid, y?aiff<??i6'f?- 

 pyramidal, glossy; boss depressed, small; seeds obovate, angled, .015 

 long, almost wingless, with lony shell — Spring — Sands and rocky 

 places; extensively cultivated, and usually pruned to an umbrella-like 

 top on a naked trunk. 



* * Cones lateral. Leaves twin, scahrous-margined or entire. 



2. P. Halcpciisis, Mill. 5 ^ to 10; comus diffuse; branches 

 somewhat w^horled, ascending. Leaves twin, slender, .1 to .15 long. 

 Staminate catlcins short-cylindrical, clustered- cajntfte. Cones solitary or 

 2-3 in a whorl, reflexed on thick peduncles, oUong -conical, .08 to .1 

 long, .05 to .06 in diameter, maturing the second year; end of scales 

 flattish, transversely slightly lieeled ; boss small, flattish; seeds oblong, 

 .006 long, .003 broad, with a thin shell, and a wing 3-5 times as long as 

 they — Spring — Lower and middle mountain zones throughout, 

 except in deserts. 



3. P. Briitia, Ten. 5 ^ to 10; comus diffuse; branches some- 

 what w^horled. Leaves twin, long, thickish. Staminate catkins clustered- 

 capitate. Cones 3-6, whoiied, ascending, oblong-conical,. 08 to .1 

 long, .05 to ,00 in diameter, maturing the second year; ends of scales 

 more or less 2'>'^'ominently transversely keeled; boss not prominent; 

 seeds small, many times shorter than wing — Spring — Lower and 

 middle mountain zones of Lebanon ; Akher Dagh. Probably a variety 

 of the last. 



5. CEDRUS, Link. Cedar. Arz. 



Monoecious. Staminate catl:ins e^\mdixie^\-eomed\, terminal, solitary, 

 erect on upper surface of branches. Pistillate catlins ovoid, quite ob- 

 tuse, solitary or twin, at extremity of twigs. Cones maturing in the 

 sef-ond year, erect. Scales persistent, coriaceous, woody, flat, -^ith 



