LXXVII. CONI'FER/E: PI V NUS. 



1001 



Identification. Lindl. in Bot. Reg., M. Chron., 



1839, No. 95. ; Penny Cyc., vol. 18. 

 Engravings. Our figs. 1875. and 1876. from speci- 



mens sent home by Hartweg. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves in fours ; 

 secondary narrowest, primary mem- 

 branaceous, elongate, scarious. 

 Cones .pendulous, oblong, obtuse, 

 aggregate. Scales transverse at 

 apex, depressed in middle, umbo- 

 nate, and carinate ; umbo straight 

 and rounded. Seeds roundish, wedge- 

 shaped, four times shorter than the 

 testaceous wing. (Lindl.) A tree. 

 Mexico, on the Campanario, be- 

 ginning to appear where the oyamel, 

 or JTbies religiosa, ceases to grow, 

 about 9000 ft. above the sea. Height 

 40ft. to 50ft. Introduced in 1839, 

 by cones sent home by Hartweg, 

 from which many plants have been 

 since raised. 



The leaves are almost invariably in 

 fours, and are rather more than 6 in. in 



1876. P. Hartwegii. 



length. 



40. P. 



Lindl. The Duke of Devonshire's Pine. 



Identification. Lindl. in Bot. Reg., M. Chron., 1839, No. 96. ; Penny Cyc., vol. 18. 



Simonymes. Pino bianco, or P. real, of the Mexicans. 



Engravings. Our figs. 1877, 1878. from specimens sent home by Hartweg. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves in 



fives, very long. Branches 



very thick. Cones pendu- 

 lous, solitary, curved, ob- 

 tuse. Scales rounded at 



apex, rhomboidal with a 



slightly elevated transverse 



line, dull pearly grey, ab- 

 ruptly umbonate in middle, 



obtuse, smooth. Seeds ob- 



ovate, five times shorter 



than the blackish wing. 



(Lindl.) A large tree. 



Mexico, on the Ocotillo, 



between Real del Monte 



and Regla. Height 60ft. 



to 80 ft. Introduced in 



1839, by cones sent home 



by Hartweg, from which 



numerous plants have been 



since raised. 



The cones are from 9 in. 

 to 10 in. long, curved, about 

 3 in. in diameter near the 

 base, and tapering till they 

 are not more than If in. 

 broad at the point. The 

 leaves are between 8 in. and 

 9 in. in length, with sheaths 

 of nearly 1 in. in length. The 



