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sylvania. 1804. The whole contour of this tree is irregularly 

 spreading, with pale yellowish-green leaves, each 2^ inches 

 long, placed thickly on the branches. The cones give a very 

 unusual as well as formidable appearance to the trees, these 

 being yellowish-brown, and arranged in whorls around both 

 stem and branches. They are without foot-stalks, 4 inches 

 long, by 3 inches diameter at the base, and tapering quickly to 

 a sharp point. The scales are hooked. At only a few stations 

 in this country have I known F. puiigens to do at all well. 



P. pyrenaicai Lapeyrouse. The Calabrian Pine. 

 {Synonyms : P. Briitia, Ten ore ; P. carica, Don ; P. Loise- 

 leuriana, Carriere.) Mountains of Southern Europe, the 

 Levant, etc. As seen generally in this country, the present 

 species cannot be ranked as ornamental, while it is frequently 

 confused with the totally distinct and far more valuable P. 

 Laricio pyre7iaica. The largest specimens of the true P. 

 pyrenaica that I have seen, and from which these notes 

 were taken, are growing on the Churchill property, in the 

 north of Ireland. They are of untidy, informal appearance, 

 with long and lithe branches, deep green, wavy leaves, /^\ inches 

 long, and smoothish oblong cones, the scales of which do not 

 project much beyond the general outline. By the sea coast it 

 does well, and puts on a healthier and more clothed appear- 

 ance than is the case when cultivated inland. The specimens 

 above referred to were growing in black moory soil. 



P. resinosa,, Solander. {Synonym: A r//^r^, Michaux.) 

 Newfoundland, Canada, to Pennsylvania. 1756. This species 

 thrives in a fairly satisfactory manner generally throughout 

 the British Isles, It is of open character, the branches being 

 long, and with a naked appearance, from the leaves being 

 collected in tufts at their tips. The leaves are in twos, dark 

 green in colour, and nearly 6 inches long; while the warm, 

 cinnamon-tinted cones are each 2 inches long, and ovate-conical 

 in shape. For planting on thin, gravelly soils, this is a useful 

 pine, and has, in this country, been found well suited for mix- 

 ing with such species as P. Laricio^ P. silvestris, and P. Pinaster. 

 The timber is highly prized in Canada, where it is known 



