THE PINE SUB-FAMILY. 83 



A number of the Southern Conifene having been sue- 



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cessfnlly grown in the Middle States, such as the Torrcya 

 taxifolia, Taxodium distichum, Pinus australis, etc., we 

 can perceive no cause why this fine tree should not prove 

 equally available. 



6, P. Halepensis, Mill. --ALEPPO FIXE. Syn. P. 



hierosolymitana, Du Samel. Leaves, 2 or 3 inches long, 

 seldom in threes, slender, dark green in color. Cones, 

 from 2^ to 3 inches in length, invariably turned down- 

 wards, long peduncled, and producing medium-sized seeds, 

 with long wings. Cotyledons, 7. Branches, long and 

 naked. Buds, from ^ to ^ inch long, roundish, imbricated, 

 and destitute of resin. 



This species, notwithstanding its resemblance to the P. 

 J3rutia, is vastly inferior to it, especially in this latitude. 

 It is found in several of the countries bordering on the 

 Mediterranean, especially in the south of Spain, France, 

 Greece, etc. It forms a small tree, scarcely ever exceed- 

 ing 25 feet in height. 



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Our experience with it has not been so satisfactory as 

 we could have wished; some seasons standing without 

 protection, and in others being entirely killed. 



Its healthfulness depends much upon the nature of the 

 soil, as it is extremely impatient of a cold, damp soil, and 

 on such almost absolutely refuses to thrive ; whilst on a 

 more congenial, light, well-drained border, which is also 

 somewhat protected from the cold north winds, it may 

 succeed. 



The specimen in the Evans' Arboretum, at Radnor, 

 Delaware Co., Pa., appears to be pretty well acclimated, 

 and although it is in a very sheltered situation, has the ap- 

 pearance of being somewhat out of its latitude. London 

 says: "P. Halepensis is the most tender of European 

 Pines, not even excepting P. Pinea /" and afterward 

 adds : " In Britain, P. Halepensis can only be considered 

 as ornamental, and, when planted singly on a lawn, it 



