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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Finns continued. 



point. Branches not numerous, h. 25ft. to 50ft (rarely 80ft. to 

 120ft.). California, 1846. A distinct species, with a somewhat 

 irregular growth. 



P. Murrayana (Murray's). A synonym of P. contorta Murrayana. 



P. nlgra (black). A synonym of P. austriaca. 



P. Parryana (Parry's). A synonym of P. ponderosa. 



P. parviflora (small-flowered).* I. silvery on the flattened or 

 inner sides, rigid, crowded, slightly twisted, lin. to 14in. long. 

 cones ovate-elliptic, 24in. to 3iin. long ; scales leathery, broadly 

 wedge-shaped. Branches approximate, horizontal or slightly 

 ascending ; branchlets numerous, short, tufted, h. 25ft to 40ft. 

 Japan, 1861. A distinct, small-growing species, having a well- 

 furnished trunk and dense foliage. (G. C. n. a., x. 624.) 



P. Pinaster (Pinaster)." Cluster Pine. I. dark green, stiff, broad, 

 stout, from 6in. to 12in. long, cones about 4m. long, in dense 

 clusters, yellowish-brown ; scales pyramidal, angular, with a 

 short, straight prickle; seeds winged. A. 60ft. to 80ft. South- 

 west Europe, 1596. A beautiful tree, of variable habit, and suc- 

 ceeding best near the sea. It is, perhaps, the most uncertain of 

 all the Coniferce to remove, on account of its long, bare roots. 

 Two-year-old seedlings seldom strike when removed, it being 

 absolutely necessary to procure seedlings which have been trans- 

 planted when a year old, and have stood in the nursery for 

 another year. When the seed is sown, however, where the trees 

 are intended to stand, in deep, dry sand, they do very well. SYN. 

 P. maritima. See Fig. 179. (Sy. En. B. 1381.) 



P. P. Hamilton! (Hamilton's). Lord Aberdeen's Pine. An 

 elegant variety, with shorter and paler green leaves than the 

 type. Nice, 1825. 



P. P. variogata (variegated) more or less variegated with yellow 

 and green. 



FIG. 180. PINUS PINEA. 



P. Plnea (Pine). Parasol Pine or Stone Pine. I. deep green 

 semi-cylindrical, rather rigid, with the edges slightly scalrous,' 

 about 6m. long, cones from 4in. to 6in. long, and 3in in dia- 

 meter ; scales stout, ligneous, hard, terminating in a recurved 

 obtuse prick e ; seeds with a very small wing. Branches spread- 

 ing ; branchlets generally ascending, and confined to the top of 

 *er t 2t~~ *!_*?& Mediterranean region, 1548. this 



, . 



very picturesque tree thrives best in a sandy soil, near the sea 

 in a sheltered situation : it is somewhat tender, not being able to 

 stand exposure to cold blasts of wind. In Italy, the seeds 

 which are larger in size than those of any other European Pine 



lee Fig 180 a '! C. n^*? a 46?"*" "* uncommonl y fond - 



Finns continued. 



P. ponderosa (heavy- wooded).* I. deep glaucous-green, rather 

 rigid, three-angled, compressed, with roughish edges, from 6in. to 

 12in. long, sometimes twisted, confined to the extremities of the 

 branches, cones ovoid, 3in. to 6in. long ; scales terminating in 

 a short spine. Branches regularly whorled, at first horizontal, 

 afterwards decumbent, h. 100ft. to 150ft. and upwards. Cali- 

 fornia, 1827. A very large tree, the bark of which is divided into 

 large, flat, smooth plates, 4in. to Sin. broad. SYNS. P. Ben- 

 thamiana (F. d. S. iv., p. 216 ; vi., p. 85), P. Parryana, and 

 P. Sinclairiana. 



P. P. Jeffrey! (Jeffrey's). I. glaucous-green, rigid, spreading, 

 about 9in. long, cones large and handsome, Sin. to 9in. long, 

 tapering, more developed above than beneath, yellowish-brown ; 

 scales closely adherent, with a projecting spine, h. 150ft. Oregon 

 and California, 1852. 



P. Pumilio (Pumilio). A synonym of P. Mughus. 



FIG. 181. CONE OP PINUS PUNGENS. 



P. pnngens (pricking). Table Mountain Pine. I. in twos, 2in. 

 to 2Jin. long, pale yellowish-green, straight, rigid, thickly set 

 on the branches, cones top-shaped, rather large, light yellowish- 

 brown, 3Jin. long, 2Jin. broad at the base, tapering to a point, 

 generally in whorls round the stem and top branches; scales 

 thick, hard, broad at the base, elevated into a pyramid, with an 

 incurved, strong, awl-shaped hook. Branches irregular and 

 spreading; buds blunt, covered with resin, h. 40ft. to 50ft., 

 resembling the Scotch Fir in habit. Mountains of Southern 

 United States. See Fig. 181. 



FIG. 182. CONE OF PINUS PYRENAICA. 



P. pyrenaica (Pyrenean). I. thin, smooth, dense, about 4in 

 long, the edges slightly scabrous, cones about 2iin. long slightly 

 curved, and tapering to a point. Branches numerous with the 

 branchlets close-set, h. 60ft. to 80ft. Pyrenees, 1834. A hand- 

 some species, of rapid growth, and with a regular pyramidal out- 

 line. See Fig. 182. (R, H. 1867, 16.) 



P. p. brutia (Brutia). "A medium-sized tree, with spread- 

 ing branches, and slender, wavy leaves, 9in. long" (Veitch). 

 Italy. See Fig. 183. 



P. radiata (rayed). A synonym of P. insignis. 



