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FIG. 183. BRANCH OF PINUS PYRENAICA BRUTIA. 



P. rlgida (stiff). 1. light green, rigid, triquetrous, with roundish 

 edges, sharp-pointed, from Sin. to 5in. long, cones ovoid, about 

 3in. long ; scales terminating in sharp, hooked prickles, h. 70ft., 

 but only from 30ft. to 45ft. in England. Eastern United States, 

 1759. This species is much branched at the top, and forms 

 a dense head. 



FIG. 184. CONE OF PINUS SABINIANA (much reduced) 



P. Sabinlana (Sabine's). I. glaucous-bluish-green, 

 flaccid, pendulous, slightly twisted, rounded on 

 the outer, and with a prominent rib on the 

 inner, side, cones from 7in. to 9in. long, Sin. 

 to 7in. in diameter, very resinous ; scales hard, 

 strong, large, terminating in a sharp, hard, 

 solid point. Branches horizontal, usually having 

 a bare appearance, h. 40ft. to 60ft. California, 

 1832. "In England, it is tolerably hardy, but 

 somewhat fastidious as to soil and situation. In 

 favourable spots, where it has attained a con- 

 siderable size, it proves to be a very distinct, and 

 by no means inelegant, tree, its long, pendulous 



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P. StTObns (Strobus).* Weymouth Pine. I. light green, marked 

 with silvery lines, slender, soft, 3in. to bin. long, cones 

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

 smooth, thickened at the apex. Branches often short, h. 120ft. 

 to 160ft. North America, 1705. A handsome tree, but inferior 



FIG. 185. PORTION OF BRANCHLET, WITH Two CLUSTERS OP 

 LEAVES, OF PINUS STROBUS. 



to P. excelsa, to which it is very closely allied. See Fig. 185. 

 The variety nana is a small, compact, bushy shrub, with short, 

 slender branches and numerous branchlets. The leaves are 

 shorter than those of the species, and densely clustered at the 

 extremities of the branchlets. There are several other but in- 

 ferior varieties. 



FIG. 186. CONE OF PINUS SYLVESTRIS. 



P. sylvestris (sylvan).* Deal Wood ; Fir-tree ; Scotch or Wild 

 Pine. I. dense, of a glaucous hue, from liin. to 2in. long, but 

 shorter on old trees ; sheaths small, persistent, nearly black. 

 cones solitary or two or three together, about 2in. long, tapering 

 towards the apex ; tops of the scales elevated and ridged, with 

 a square or triquetrous outline, and a small shield with a 



leaves and slender but crooked brandies being 

 notable characteristics ; but all defects are am- 

 ply atoned for by its fine cones, which almost 

 rival those of P. macrocarpa [P. Coulteri] in size 

 and colour "(Veitch). See Fig. 184. 



P. Sinolairlana (Sinclair's). 

 P. ponderosa. 



A synonym of 



FIG. 187. BRANCHLET AND CONES OF PINUS SYLVESTRIS. 



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