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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



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

 broad in the widest part. 

 Scale {fig. 1844.) from Uin. 

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

 broad. Seeds oval, from 

 f in. to iin. in length, ^in. 



and 2\ in. 



1844. 



1845. 



broad, whitish ; with the 



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 20 ft. 

 hish. 



Varietij. 

 1 P. 



2 exceha. P. palustris excelsa Booth. Raised in the Floet- 

 beck Nurseries, in 1830, from seeds procured from the iiorth-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 hardy, even in 

 that climate. Possibly a distinct species. 



i. 26. P. insi'gnis Doug. The remarkable Pine. 



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

 Enjifinnngs. Pin. Wob., t. 18. ; our fig. 1847. to our usual stale, and fi:^. 18-18, of the natural size, 



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



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



Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves 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 fig. 1846.) of the side shoots of young plants from 

 iin. to iin. long, and from i 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. SabiniaMa. Leaves, in 

 Douglas's specimen, from 3 in. to 4i in. long ; on the plant in the 

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

 California. Litrotluced in 1833, and requiring protection in British i846. 

 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 



