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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM, 



figure, 8 in. long, and 2| in. 

 broad in the widest part. 

 Scale (fig. 1844.) from 1| in. 

 to If in. long, and 1|. in. 

 broad. Seeds oval, from 

 in. to iin. in length, - 



broad, whitish ; with the wing 2f in. in length, and i in. in breadth, 

 and, as well as the cone, of a rich chestnut brown ; in Lambert's figure, 

 the scales and seeds are much smaller. Cotyledons, ?. A large tree 

 in America, but rather tender in England. North Carolina to Florida, near 

 the sea coast. Height 60 ft. to 70 ft. in America, rarely above 10 ft. to 12 ft. 

 in England. Introduced in 1730. The largest plant that we know of is at 

 Farnham Castle, which, in 1834, after being 35 years planted, was 20ft. 

 high. 



Variety. 



1 P. a. 2 excelsa. P. palustris excelsa Booth. Raised in the Floet- 

 beck Nurseries, in 1830, from seeds procured from the north-west 

 coast of North America. The plant, in 1837, was 4 ft. high, with 

 leaves as long as those of P. australis ; and was quite hard)', even in 

 that climate. Possibly a distinct species. 



1 26. P. INSI'GNIS Doug. The remarkable Pine. 



Identification. Douglas's specimens in the Horticultural Society's herbarium ; Pin. Wob., p. 51. 

 Engravings. Pin. Wob., t. 18. ; our fig. 1847. to our usual scale, and^g. 1848. of the natural size, 



both from Douglas's specimens in the Horticultural Society's herbarium ; and jig. 1846., from the 



side shoot of a young tree in the Horticultural Society's Garden. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leave? three, and occasionally four, in a sheath ; much 

 twisted, varying greatly in length, longer than the cones, of a deep grass 

 green, and very numerous. Cones ovate, pointed, with the scales tuber- 

 culate. Buds (see Jig. 1846.) of the side shoots of young plants from 

 iin. to in. long, and from in. to fin. broad, brown, and apparently 

 without resin ; on the leading shoots a great deal larger, and resem- 

 bling in form, and almost in size, those of P. Sabinidna. Leaves, in 

 Douglas's specimen, from Sin. to 4^ in. long; on the plant in the 

 Horticultural Society's Garden, from 5 in. to 7 in. long. A large tree. 

 California. Introduced in 1833, and requiring protection in British me. 

 gardens, at least when young. 



This pine is well named insignis ; its general appearance being indeed 

 remarkable, and totally different from that of every other species that has yet 

 been introduced. The leaves are of a deep grass green, thickly set on the 



