General Notices. &47 



also found it in Guatemala. It is a tree of 100 feet; the yountj branches 

 are clothed with a ferruginous down. It is of the Strobus tribe, but shorter 

 leaved. 



pinus Slrolus nivea. — This variety of the Weymovth pine offers to be- 

 come a decided beauty. In its native habitats in Northeast America, this 

 species sometimes attains the magnificent height of 200 feet. It is found 

 near the Mississippi, at the Lake of St. John's, from 48° to 51° North lat- 

 itude, and as far up as the Alleghany Mountains. This species is beauti- 

 ful, and this variety eminently so. 



I must, for the present, pass over many other interesting species which 

 are grown here of the section Pinus, with 



Pinus tuberculata. — It is found in Monterey, in California, near the sea- 

 shore, in 36° North latitude. It is a splendid species, reaching 100 feet, 

 and quite hardy. I have observed that Hartweg holds this as identical with 

 p. insignis, the exposure to the sea air producing the tubercules, and cramp- 

 ing the vigor, w^hich he says constitute the whole difference. Let growers 

 here determine. 



Of the Abietin.e, there are here most of the rarer kinds. 



Abies Douglassii — There are here many very promising specimens of this 

 well-known, magnificent tree. I examined two specimens on the neighbor- 

 ing estate of Lyndoch, which appeared distinct varieties, one with lighter, 

 another with darker foliage, the latter having its branches more horizontal, 

 the former more fastigiate. The dark foliage kind appeared to be from 35 

 to 40 feet in height, and above three feet in girth, and covered an area of 

 about 90 feet in circumference, probably the finest of its kind in Scotland. 

 In noticing this tree among the Belstane Coniferae, I stated it as reaching 

 100 feet in height. This monarch of the Abietinse attains a far greater 

 height. "Arbor magna, 150 et 200 interdum pedum altitudinem attingens 

 trunco ambitu 20 ad 55 pedes metiente," so says Endlicher. Dr. Lindley 

 notices it as attaining even a height of 230 feet and upwards, with a girth 

 of 75 feet. It is found forming vast woods, between 42° and 52° of North 

 latitude, near the Colombia River, and sometimes in Mexico. Again I 

 would urge the extensive growth of this handsome and gigantic spruce, 

 which adapts itself to any locality where there is soil to bear it. 



Abies Menziesii, is a Californian species of great beauty, perfectly hardy, 

 and offers here to become very handsome in the full-grown tree, the timber 

 of which is highly valuable. It is the Pinus Menziesii of Douglas and Lam- 

 bert, and the Abies Menziesii of Loudon, whose classification is generally 

 followed. 



Abies Brunoniana of the Himalayas, also offers well. If hardy, its grace- 

 ful habit and beautiful silvery shaded foliage entitle it to a place in every 

 pinetum ; grows from 70 to 80 feet. Habitat, Bhootan, and Nepal, at Bun- 

 ipain, and in Gossainthan ; synonyms Pinus decidua, P. dumosa, Abies du- 

 mosa ; native names in Bhootan Tawo--sAmo-, in Nepal Changathasi Dhup. 

 Those having the means of doing so, should endeavor to obtain seeds of 

 this valuable kind, which is a beautiful thing for lawns. 



Abies JSordmanniana. — This rare and truly noble species is variously 



