CONIFEROUS TREES 



It thrives poorly in the too dry atmosphere of England ; better in New 

 Zealand, where it has been introduced, and it is cultivated by the Japanese 

 for the decoration of gardens and temple enclosures. 



The specific name polita, " polished or adorned," was selected in 

 reference to the lustrous smoothness of the leaf and leaf-bud. 



PINUS AEMANDI, Franch. 



Masters in Gard. Chron. 1903, vol. xxxiii. p. 66, figs. 30, 31. 



Eaised at Coombe Wood from seed collected in the Province of Hupeh, 

 Central China, by Wilson in 1900, this five-leaved pine of the Cembra 

 section has a smooth bark, slender leaves, and oblong cones. 



It had already been met with in China by the Peres David, Farges, and 

 Delavay. 



PINUS COULTEEI, Don. 



Syns. P. macrocarpa, Lindl. 

 Man. Con. 1900, ed. 2, p. 325 ; Lindl. Bot. Beg. 1840, vol. xxxi. misc. 61. 



Though discovered by Dr. Thomas Coulter in 1832 on the west side of 

 the Saint Lucia at 3,000-4,000 ft. elevation, it was not till David Douglas 

 sent seed and specimens from the same locality to the Horticultural 

 Society of London, under the name of Pinus Sabiniana, that this pine was 

 known, and from this seed was raised the oldest specimens growing in 

 Great Britain. 



A further quantity subsequently collected was sent by William Lobb in 

 1851-1852. 



The species is remarkable for the large size of the cones, sparingly 

 produced. 



PINUS DENSIFLOEA, Sieb. & Zucc. 



Gard. Chron. 1861, p. 265 ; Man. Con. 1900, ed. 2, p. 327. 



Pinus densiflora, introduced to British gardens in 1861 by the late John 

 Gould Veitch, had previously been grown in the horticultural establish- 

 ment founded by Dr. Siebold at Leyden, but the pine was not in general 

 cultivation. 



PINUS KOEAIENSIS, Sieb. & Zucc. 



Gard. Chron. 1861, p. 1114 ; Gordon's Pinetum, ed. 2, p. 306 ; Man. Con. 1900, ed. 2, 



p. 334, fig. 94 (cone). 



Introduced from Japan in 1861 by the late John Gould Veitch, but not 

 endemic to the islands its home the neighbouring peninsula of Corea. 



In 1892 James H. Veitch met with several medium-sized specimens 

 when crossing that peninsula, and in 1899 seed was gathered in Yuen- 

 chiang, in South China, by Wilson. 



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