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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Finns continued. 



2m. long, a conical head, and thin, scaly, light greyish-brown 

 bark. California. SYN. P. ifurrayana. 



P. Coulter! (Coulter's).* I. beautifully glaucous, rigid triangular 

 ami flattened, incurved, clustered at the extremities of the 

 branchlets, 9in. to 12in. long ; sheaths long, cones very large, 

 about 12in. long, 6in. in diameter at the broadest part, and weigh- 

 ing from 41b. to 51b. ; scales very thick, woody, armed with a 

 strong, hooked spine, yellowish-brown. Branches spreading, with 

 the extremities ascending, h. 50ft. to 70ft. California, 1832. 

 A very handsome and distinct species. SYN. P. macrocarpa. 

 See Fig. 174. (G. C. n. s., xxiii. 409.) 



P. densiflora (dense-flowered). /., male catkins clustered into a 

 thick, cylindrical spike, from 2in. to Sin. long. I bright green, 

 rather stiff, from Jin. to 4in. long, rounded on the upper sur- 

 face, channelled beneath, slightly scabrous or rough.sh 

 crowded towards the extremities of the branchlets eon** about 

 2in. long. Trunk tapering ; branches ascending, h. 40ft to 50ft. 

 Japan. (B, H., 1874, 273.) 



P. Don Pcdri (Don Pedro's). A synonym of P. Loudoniana. 



FIG. 175. LOWER PART OF CONE OF PINUS EXCELSA. 



P. excelsa (tall).* Bhotan Pine. I. glaucous-green, very slender 

 and flexible, drooping, triquetrous, with rough edges, cones 

 cylindrical, pendulous, slightly curved, 6in. to Sin. long ; scales 

 large, wedge-shaped, loosely imbricated. Branches regularly 

 whorled, the upper ascending, and those below decumbent. 

 h. 60ft. to 150ft Himalayas, 1827. A handsome, slender tree, 

 of rapid growth. See Figs. 175 and 176. (G. C. n. s., xix. 244.) 



P. flexilis (pliant). White Pine. I. rigid, crowded, about 2in. 

 long, cones from 4in. to 5in. long ; scales wedge-shaped, h. 5ft. 

 to 50ft. California, 1851. A slow-growing tree, closely allied to 

 P. Cembra, but having more flexible branches, and a bushy 

 habit. (G. C. 1875, 376.) 



P. , albicaulis (white-stemmed). 1. light glaucous-green, rigid, 

 erect or sub-erect, triquetrous, compressed, lin. long, cones 

 ovoid, 2in. to 2)in. long. Branches and their ramifications 

 numerous, h. 20ft. to 30ft South California, 1846. A slow- 

 growing, irregular-shaped species. (J. H. S. i., p. 236.) 



P. Fremontiana (Fremont's). A synonym of P. monophytta. 



P. Gerardiana (Gerard's). I. glaucous-yellowish-green, rather 

 rigid, triquetrous, abruptly pointed, 4in. to Sin. long, cones sub- 

 globose or ovate-oblong, sometimes 4in. to 5in. in diameter ; 

 scales thick, spiny ; seeds large, edible. Branches ascending, 

 lower ones spreading, h. 40ft. to 50ft. Himalayas, 1830. A 

 handsome tree, with a conical outline and smooth bark. 



P. Grenvillese (Grenville's). 1. in fives, 12in. to 14in. long. 

 cones solitary, pendulous, narrow, conical, about 15in. long. 

 h. 60ft. to 80ft. Colmia, 1881. A fine and striking, tender tree. 

 (G. C. n. s., xv. 113.) 



P. halcpcnsis (Aleppo).* I. rather light, slender, from Sin. to 

 5in. long, clustered at the extremities of the branchlets, some- 

 times in threes, and of but two years' duration, cones at first 

 acutely conical, about 2iin. long, ultimately much shortened 

 and rounded ; scales broad, flat, yellowish-brown. Branches 

 slender, h. 40ft. to 50ft. Levant, 1683. (G. C. n. s., xxii. 553.) 



P. Insignia (remarkable).* Monterey Pine. I. dark green, slender, 

 soft, flexible, twisted, slightly appressed, 4in. to 6in. long, cone* 



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very ornamental, 4in. to 5in. long, obtuse at the base, pointed at 

 the apex ; scales spineless, smooth, glossy orange-brown in colour. 

 Branches dense, h. 80ft. to 100ft. California, 1833. This is de- 

 scribed as one of the handsomest of all the Pines ; it is, however, 

 only hardy enough to bear the winter in mild south and south- 

 west climates. A sheltered position is at all times most essential. 

 SYNS. P. californica, P. radiata. (G. C. n. s., ix. 108.) 

 P. koraiensls (Corean). I. bright glossy green on the outer and 

 broader side, and silvery on the two inner ones, slender, trigonal, 

 3in. to 4in. long, edges roughish. cones almost cylindrical, very 

 obtuse at both ends, 5in. long ; scales hard and leathery, the 

 points recurved. Branches ascending, h. 20ft. to 30ft. Corea 

 and Japan, 1861. An elegant species, with a compact habit, and 

 forming a densely-rounded head. 



FIG. 176. BRANCH OF PINUS EXCLLSA. 



P. Lambertiana (Lambert's). Sugar Pine. L bluish-glaucous- 

 green, triquetrous, the edges rough, slightly twisted, clustered 

 towards the ends of the branches, cones cylindrical, tapering at 

 the apex, 15in. to 20in. long, and 3in. to 4in. in diameter ; scales 

 large, loosely imbricated ; seeds large, edible, of a nutty flavour. 

 Branches pendulous, h. 150ft. to 300ft. California, &c.. 1827. 

 This, one of the tallest of all Pines, has an enormous girth, the 

 massive, perpendicular trunk being generally bare of branches 

 two-thirds of its height from the ground. It stands the English 

 climate well, and seldom suffers in the severest winters. It has 

 an elegant appearance, while growing, during its infancy, and 

 early displays a remarkable magnitude of trunk in relation to its 

 height. In its native country, it is found covering districts of pure 

 sand. 



P. Laricio (Larch-like).* Corsican Pine. I. spreading, and 

 curved or wavy, 6in. long, or less, cones pale brown, closely re- 

 sembling those of P. austriaca in size and shape ; scales with 

 a very short point ; seeds winged. Branches not numerous. 

 h. 100ft. to 150ft. South Europe, 1814. "This Pine is easily 

 recognised by its strict, erect habit ; by its shortened branches, 

 which sometimes show a tendency to curve in a direction round 

 the tree and upwards ; and by its large, twisted, glaucous foliage" 

 (Veitch). It is better suited for richer soils, in lower situations, 

 than many other Pines, and is therefore well fitted for planting 

 out when a bold and prominent tree is needed in extensive 

 grounds of park-like pretensions. See Fig. 177. (G. C. n. s., 

 xxi. 15.) 



P. L. austriaca (Austrian). A synonym of P. austriaca. 



P. L. karamana (Karamana). I. in pairs, arranged in tufts at the 

 ends of the upturned branches, 6m. to Sin. long, dark green. 

 cones solitary or in pairs, spreading, 4in. long, IJin. thick, elongated, 

 void-conical, resembling those of the Austrian Pine, but much 



, 



larger. Bark pale brown. Asia Mino 

 xxi. 91.) 



1884. (G. C. n. s., 



P. L. Pallasiana (Pallas'). I. rigid, sub-erect or erect, sparsely 

 set towards the ends of the branchlets, 6in. long, cones as large 



