230 PINUS, OR 



the leave, furrowed and shining. Buds, ovate-pointed, covered 

 with long brown scales, fringed at the edges, and slightly- 

 resinous. Cones three inches long, one inch and a quarter 

 broad, conical, rounded at the base, and tapering regularly to 

 the apex, pointing horizontal, or slightly inclining downwards ; 

 of a light yellowish brown colour, with a shining surface. 

 Scales numerous, hard, and glossy ; larger ones rather more 

 than half an inch broad, but much smaller, and less elevated 

 towards the base, angular on the upper edge, rounded below, 

 slightly pyramidal, with an elevated horizontal line across the 

 centre, terminated by a blunt, dark brown scar. 



A large tree, growing 120 feet high, with spreading branches, 

 and when old a flat top. 



It is found on the calcareous mountains in Lower Austria, 

 Styria, Moravia, Corinth ia, Transylvania, and in the neighbour- 

 hood of Mehadia, in Banat. 



Timber strong, tough, and resinous. 



Pinus Austriaca VAMEGATA, Lawson, the Variegated Austrian 



Pine. 



A variety having some of its leaves straw coloured, and in- 

 termixed with the ordinary green ones on the same branchlets. 



No. 2. Pinus Banksiana, Lambert Sir Joseph Banks's Pine. 

 Syn. Pinus Hudsonica, Lamarck. 

 rupestris, Michaux. 

 sylvestris divaricata, Alton. 

 divaricata, Hort. 



Leaves in twos, regularly distributed obliquely all over the 

 branches, one inch long, spreading, rigid, robust, dull greyish 

 green in colour, thickly set on the branches, and remaining for 

 years. Sheaths very short, one tenth of an inch long, and 

 rather jagged at the margin. Branches divaricate, spreading, 

 with few laterals, long, slender, twisted in all directions, and 

 rather flexible. Buds full of resin. Cones small, horn-shaped, 

 very hard, curved at the point, twisted, one and a half to two 



