Lxxvii. coni'fer-s : pi'cea. 



1049 



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



Spec. Char., Sj-c. Leaves 2-rovve(J, 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 Banksia. 



D. Katives of Mexico. 

 9 12. P. RELiGio'sA. The sacred Mexican Silver Fir. 



Stjnonyme. Pinus religi6sa Bumb. et 



Kunl/i Nov. Gen. et Sp. PI. 2. p. 5., 



Schiede et Deppe in Schlecht. hinniea 5. 



p. 77. Lamb. Pin. I. t. 43. ; y^Hnes religi- 



i)sa Lindl. in Penny Cyc. 

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



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



specimens sent home by Hartweg. 



Spec. Char,, Sfc. Leaves linear, 

 acute, quite entire, somewhat 

 pectinate. Cones roundish- 

 oval ; scales trapezoideo-cor- 

 date, lamelliform ; bracteoles 

 the length of the scales, spathu- 

 late-oblong, sharply dentato- 

 serrate ; wings of the seed 

 plicate. (-D. Don.) Leaves 

 li in. long. Cones 2|in. long, 

 and 2h in. broad. Seed small 

 and irregular. Cotyledons, ?. 

 A tall tree. Mexico, on the 

 mountains of Anganguco, at 

 8000 or 9000 feet above the sea. 



1965. P. religiosa. 



Height 100 ft. to 150 ft., with a trunk 5 ft 



1966. P. rcliciisa. 



