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hard, and with a small sharp point, more particularly in the upper part of 

 tne cone. Seeds oblong, and measuring, without the wing, upwards of 

 in. in length, and nearly A in. in breadth ; with the wing above If in. in 

 length; wing nearly | in. in breadth. Cotyledons 7 or 8. A large tree. 

 South of Europe and Greece ; chiefly in low situations, and sandy soils 

 near the sea. Height 50 ft. to 60 ft. sometimes 70 ft. Introduced in 1596. It 

 flowers, near London, in the beginning of June ; in the North and West of 

 France, in May ; and on the Landes of Bordeaux, in April ; and the cones 

 ripen at the end of the second year. 



Varieties. The extensive geographical range of this tree has given rise to 

 many varieties, though we have seen but very few that can be considered 

 truly distinct. 



1 P. P. 2 Aberdomtt Gard. Mag. vol.xv. p. 128. P.P. Escarenws Arb. 

 Brit. 1st edit. p. 2214. The leaves are of a paler green than those 

 of the species, but they are equally long and strong. The 

 cones are shorter, and more ovate. A most distinct and 

 handsome variety. Introduced into Britain by the Earl of 

 Aberdeen, in 1825. 



t P. P. 3 Lemomanus. P. LemomYma Benth. Hort. Trans- 

 act., vol. i., second series, p. 509, pi. 20. ; and our Jig. 



1783. to our usual scale, and fig. 



1784. to the natural size. This is 

 also a very distinct variety, but 

 quite the opposite of the last ; 

 being a stunted bushy plant, with 



1783. 



1784. 



zigzag, close, and twiggy branches ; and standing appa- 

 rently in the same relation to P. Pinaster that P. (s.) 

 pumilio does to P. sylvestris. 



I P. P. 4 minor. P. maritima minor N. Du Ham. \. p. 242. t. 72. bis, 

 f. 1., and our j%. 1785. ; Pin Pinsot, Pin de Mans, Pin a Trochet. 

 This variety, which is chiefly distinguished by the somewhat smaller 

 size of its cones, being from 3| in. to 4 in. long, and If in. broad, is 

 said by Bosc to be produced by a colder climate, and to abound on 

 the west coast of France, especially on the barren sands in the 

 neighbourhood of Mans ; and to be hardier than the species. It is 

 found in the Landes of Bordeaux, growing along with P. Pinaster. 



i P. P. 5 fbliis variegatis. Leaves variegated. 



1 P. P. 6 maritimus. Shoots and leaves more slender than those of the 

 species. Greece and Italy, on the sea coast. 



Other Varieties. Several enumerated in our first edition bear the names 

 SQ 2 



