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Finus continued, 

 as, or larger than, in the type. A. 60ft. to 80ft Crimea, 1790. 



PIG. 177. PINUS LARICIO. 



P. L. pygmaea (dwarf). " A dwarf, dense bush, with all its 

 branches and their ramifications much shortened, and with the 

 foliage clustered in thick tufts at their extremities " (Veitch). 

 Other varieties of P. Larieio are : compaeta, contorta, nana, and 



pendula. 



FIG. 178. BRANCH OP PINUS LONGIFOLIA, with Male Catkins. 



P loneifolia (long-leaved). 1. in threes, 12in. to 14in. long, very 

 slender, three-edged, of a bright glossy green, finely serrated, 

 pendulous, cones either singly or in clusters varying from three 

 to five in number, in regular whorls, Sin. long, and 2Jm. to 3m. 

 in circumference near the base, cvate, very smooth, glossy, 

 and hard ; scales much thickened at the ends, and with a large, 



Finns continued. 



thick, hooked beak. Bark rough. Branches irregularly and 

 thinly scattered, h. 60ft. to 100ft India. Greenhouse See 

 Fig. 178. 



P. Ixradoniana (London's). 1. in fives, Sin. to 6in. long, angular 

 on the inner face, coneg quite straight, tapering to the point 

 12in. to Kin. long, Sin. to 4in. in diameter ; seeds very large' 

 with broad wings lin. long. Branches in whorls, slender and 

 horizontal ; lateral ones long, very slender, divided and drooping 

 h. 140ft Mexico. The timber of this tree is highly esteemed 

 being of excellent quality. Hardy in the West of England. SYN! 



P. macrocarpa (large-fruited). A synonym of P. Coulteri. 



P. maritima (sea). A synonym of P. Pinaster. 



P. Massoniana (Masson's). J. deep green, twisted, 4in. to 6in. 

 long, rounded or convex above, channelled beneath; edges 

 slightly scabrous, eonet very small A. 70ft. to 80ft Japan, 

 1854. Closely allied to P. demijlora, but attaining a greyer 

 height, with branches longer and more spreading, and the 

 branchlets stouter. (S. Z. F. J. 113, 114.) 



P. monophylla (one-leaved). L rigid, glaucous-green, curved, 

 from 2in. to Sin. long, cone* from 2in. to 3in. long, without 

 scales. Branches numerous and slender, h. 20ft to 25ft. Cali- 

 fornia, 1847. A small, slow-growing species, with a dense, bushy 

 head. SYN. P. Fremontiann. (G. C. n. s., xx. 44.) 



FIG. 179. BRANCH OF PINUS PINASTER. 



P. Montexnma) (Montezuma's). L in fives, Sin. to 4in. long, 

 rather stout, rigid, three-edged, and rough at the angles, sup- 

 wn scal 



ported by long, sharp-pointed, bro 

 sheaths, which are persistent, and nearly iin. long, comet in 

 clusters of three or four t pet her, but often single, nearly hori- 

 zontal, 4in. to 5in. long, /Jin. broad, tapering at both ends. 



, 



les at the base of the 

 comet in 

 rly hori- 

 th ends. 



Branches few, irregular, rather stout and twisted, h. 40ft. 

 Mexico. Hardy in the South and West of England. (J. H. S. i. 

 235.) 



P. monticola (mountain-top).* 1. glaucous, triquetrous, the edges 

 slightly scabrous, about 3in. long, the points blunt; sheaths 

 short, cone* Sin. to 6in. long, tapering to a sharp point. Branches 

 whorled. A. 75ft to 100ft North California, 183L A handsome. 

 pyramidal-growing tree, with an erect trunk. It is closely allied 

 to P. Strobui, but the leaves are shorter, and more rigid. 



P. Mughns(Mughus). I. dark green, crowded, stiff, short, twisted, 

 about 2in. long, cones usually in pairs, small, ligneous, ovoid, 

 about Ijin. long ; scales with a strong, usually curved spine. 

 Upper branches ascending or erect ; lower ones generally 

 decumbent h. 5ft to 15ft Mountains of Central Europe, 1779. 

 A densely-branched tree or shrub. SYNS. P. earpatiea and 

 P. Pumilio. P. montana, by some botanists regarded as a 

 distinct species, very nearly resembles P. Mugkut. 



P. VL nana (dwarf). Knee Pine. A small form, rarely above 2ft 

 in height 



P. muricata (prickly-coned). 1. bright green, pliant, crowded, 

 convex on one surface, and somewhat concave on the other, blunt, 

 with rough edges, and short, pale sheaths, Sin. to Sin. long. 

 cones clustered, about Sin. long, very dense and woody, often 

 oblique ; lower scales prominent, furnished with a sharp, woody 



