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twenty-eight feet in circumference. It seems peculiarly a 

 mountain pine, flourishing above the region of P. Sabiniana, 

 and in the greatest abundance, near Monterey, and on the 

 mountains above Bear Creek; The timber is said to be the 

 most valuable of the pines, though at five dollars apiece for 

 small plants eight to twelve inches high, we are not likely to 

 test this excellence for some years. It proves very hardy at 

 Wodenethe. Our specimens, but slightly protected, have stood 

 for three years without injury. 



It is also hardy at " Wellesley," near Boston, the residence 

 of Mr. Hunnewell. In the public grounds at Washington, 

 there are fine specimens three and four feet high. At Yorkville, 

 it is hardy, though the plants being very small, are often under 

 the snow. At Flushing, on the contrary, it is returned "not 

 hardy," and it may belong to those pines which do not flourish 

 near the sea. It being still very rare and costly, it has not yet 

 been much planted. 



P. Brulia (Calabrian Cluster pine). A fine lofty tree of 



sixty to seventy feet, and bright green foliage, 



8y ? 'congiomerata witl1 s P rea d in g head, found in Calabria, and 



closely resembling P. Halepensis (the Aleppo 



pine). It is not unlike, in its general appearance, some of the 



numerous varieties of Maritima ; it proves perfectly hardy with 



us, having been out several winters. 



P. Canariemis (Canary Island pine). A charming, grace- 

 ful, slender pine, with long pendulous leaves, growing seventy 

 to eighty feet, in its own country, but too tender for any thing 

 but pot-culture here, though it might do at the extreme South. 



P. Oernbra (Swiss Stone pine). All travelers who have 



crossed Mount Cenis and the Tyrol, must have 

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p. Helvetica. been struck with the vast forests of this tree, 

 p. montana, &c. w hich abound in those stupendous regions. It 

 is the pine of the Alps ; and as such must prove hardy anywhere 

 at the North. It grows about fifty feet high, but very slowly, 

 though always forming a pretty, compact tree. There are many 

 synonyms, and two varieties ; the Siberian Stone pine, with 

 shorter, denser, and greener leaves, and the Dwarf Cembran 

 pine, found on the rocks of the Ural Mountains. The seeds of 

 all three of these varieties are eatable. 



