LXXV1I. CONl'FER2&: PI CEA. 



1049 



Engravings. Lamb. Pin., 3. t. 91. ; and our Jig. 1964. from Lambert. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves 2-rowed, linear, mucronate, flat, silvery beneath. 



Cones ovate. Bracteoles 3-lobed ; the middle division very long, leaf-like, 



recurved. (D.Don.} Cones 4 in. long. Bractea nearly 2 in. long. Leaves 



2 in. long. A large tree. California. Height 121 ft. Discovered by Douglas 



in 1832, and about the same period by Dr. Coulter, but not yet introduced. 



The trunk rises to the height of 120 ft. ; is very slender, not exceeding 2 ft. 



in circumference ; and as straight as an arrow. The upper third of the tree is 



clothed with branches, giving it the appearance of an elongated pyramid. The 



branches are spreading ; the lower ones are decumbent. The bracteas are low 



and recurved, and but little changed from the ordinary leaves, which gives the 



cones a singular appearance. When on the tree, being in great clusters, and 



at a great height withal, the cones resemble the inflorescence of a Banksza. 



D. Natives of Mexico. 

 t 12. P. RELIGIO'SA. The sacred Mexican Silver Fir. 



Synonyme. Plnus religidsa Humb. et 



Kunth Nov. Gen. et Sp. PI. 2. p. 5., 



Schiede et Deppe in Schlecht. Linncea 5. 



p.. 77. Lamb. Pin. 1. t. 43. ; ^bies religi- 



6sa Lindl. in Penny Cyc. 

 Engravings. Lamb. Pin., 1. t. 43., and vol. 



3. t 95. ; and our figs. 1965. to 1967. from 



specimens sent home by Hartweg. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves linear, 

 acute, quite entire, somewhat 

 pectinate. Cones roundish- 

 oval ; scales trapezoideo-cor- 

 date, lamelliform ; bracteoies 

 the length of the scales, spathu- 

 late-oblong, sharply dentato- 

 serrate ; wings, of the seed 

 plicate. (Z). Don.) Leaves 

 IA in. long. Cones 2 Jin. long, 

 and 2 3 in. broad. Seed small 

 and irregular. Cotyledons, ?. 

 A tall tree. Mexico, on the 

 mountains of Anganguco, at 

 8000 or 9000 feet above the sea. Height 100ft. to 150 ft., with a trunk 5ft. 



1965. P. religicsa. 



1956. P. religi&sa. 



