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The Kew Pinetum has been carefully developed on the 

 lines which Sir Joseph Hooker laid down. These are 

 sufficiently indicated in the following extract from his 

 Report for 1872 (pp. 4-5). 



"Pinetum. — This, which is by far the most important 

 and extensive collection in the grounds, is now all but 

 completed. In my Report for 1871 I stated that the 

 genera Abies, Picea. and a few others had been planted 

 along the new walk on lhe south side of the Lake. 

 These extend for 160 yards on both sides of the path, 

 and are now succeeded by the collection of Pinus 

 proper, which extends from the termination of Abies to 

 the Isleworth entrance (340 yards), and thence along 

 the lined-out path (100 yards) that leads to the Sion 

 vista. The collection of Pinus proper also extends 100 

 yards up the new path skirting the Queen's Cottage 

 grounds, where it is succeeded by the collection of Yews, 

 Cypresses, Retinisporas, Taxodiums, Thuyas, and smaller 

 American and Japanese genera. 



" The Juniper collection is planted on either side of an 

 avenue leading through the woods from the Lake to King 

 William's Temple, and extends for 200 yards. 



" The classified and named Pinetum thus extends 

 along nearly 2,000 yards of path and avenue, repre- 

 senting double that length, or two and a quarter miles of 

 made soil, beds, and plantations, except where interrupted 

 by old trees. 



" The plants are throughout so arranged that the Old 

 "World species are as far as possible placed opposite to 

 the American species of the same genera, and there are 



