1006 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BUITANNICUM. 



1884. P. Montezum*. 



2 43. P. MACROPHY'LLA Lindl. The long-leaved Pine. 



Identification. Lindl. in Bot. Reg., M. Chron., 1839, No. 98. ; Penny Cyc., vol. 18. 

 Engravings. Owjigs. 1885, 1886. from specimens sent home by Hartweg. 



Spec. Char., tyc. Leaves in fives, very long. Cones straight, horizontal, ovate, 

 elongate, solitary. Scales transverse at apex, rhomboidal, runcinate. Seed s 

 sub-rhomboidal, rugose, four times shorter than testaceous wing. (Lindl.) 

 A small tree. Mexico, on the Ocotillo, one specimen only being found, of 

 small size. Height r. Introduced in 1839 by cones sent home by Hartweg, 

 from which plants have been raised. 



Differs from P. Russellmw in the longer leaves, and shorter and stouter 

 cones, the ends of the scales of which are strongly hooked backwards. They 

 are 14* or 15 inches long, very robust, and resemble those of the Pinaster. 

 The cones are about 6 in. long, and 3 in. broad at the base ; and the scales are 

 hooked backwards like those of P. Coulten, and very hard. The small size 

 of the tree, if that should be its general habit, and the great length of its 

 leaves, would seem to render this a very remarkable species. Young plants 

 have been raised, but whether they will prove hardy is uncertain. 



