1352 



12. Parryina, Engelm. (P-quadrifdlia, 

 Sudw.). Nut Pine. Pinnon. Tree, to 40 

 ft. .with stout, spre.-idinff branches, form- 





glaucous J ■ I , 1 I 'II-: cone 



subglohi,..-, I'. J 111 i.im;i,1. cliestnut- 

 browa, lii^tiMn^ ; ;i|M,|,)iysi,s thlck. pyra- 

 midal, coiiv|,irn,,ii-iy ki(l.-(l; umbo with 

 minute rt^i-ui-\ i-il [Tirklt.-: seed about K 

 in. loug. Calif. 8.8. 11 :549.-Not hardy 

 north. 



i:^. ^dulis, Engelm. Nut Pine. Fig. 

 1822. Small tree, 10-20 or occasionally to 40 

 ft., with horizontal Iir:iiirli.~. liu..liy when 

 young, with low. imuimI iMjii.. -l In m.'i in old 

 age: branchlets liL-ln \,ll..«i.|i lnv.wn, pu- 

 berulous at first: h ^. j-.;, n-i.l. dark green, 

 y4-l% in. long: coi,e.> aljuo.st ,cs5.Ue, broadly 

 ovate, greenish yellow, lustrous, about 134 

 in. long ; apophysis pyramidal, strongly 

 keeled ; umbo with minute recurved tip: 

 seed K in. long, with narrow wing remain- 

 ing attached to the scale. Colo, to North 

 Mex. and Tex. S.S. 11:5.52. -Hardy as far 

 north as Mass., forming a slow-growin;.' 

 and compact bush. The seeds are an im- 

 portant article of food among the Indians. 



14. monophylla, T..rr. & Frem. (P. Fie 

 tnniituhiii . F.ii.li.i. Tree, 15-20, occasionally 

 to 50 ft., similar to the preceding: branch- 

 lets light orange, glabrous: Ivs. usually 

 solitary, sometimes 2, terete, rigid, spin- 

 escent, glaucous green, ?i-lM in. long; 

 cones broadly ovate, light brown, 1^2-2 

 in. long; apophysis depressed-pyramidal, 

 ridged, the flattened umbo with a minute 

 incurved tip: seed }4 in. long. Calif, to 

 Colo, and Ariz. S.S. 11: 551. G.C. II. 20: 

 44: 26:137.-Of slow growth, hardy as far 

 north as Mass. The .solitary leaf has been 

 believed to consist of two connate ones, but 

 this is certainly not the case, as the one 

 flbro-vascular bundle plainly shows. 



5. Balfourianm. 



15. Balfaarii.na, Jeffrey. Foxtail Pine. 

 Tree, to 40, occasionally 90 ft., narrow pyr- 

 amidal when young, irregular and open" in 

 old age: branchlets dark brown, puberulous 

 at first: Ivs. crowded, incurved and pressed 

 against the branches, rigid, acute, dark 

 green on the back, white inside, 1-lK in. 

 long, remaining for 10 or 12 years on the 

 branches ; cones pendulous, subcylindric. 

 dark purplish brown, 3 !4-5 in. long; apophy- 

 sis flattened, the concave oblong umbo with 

 minute iucurvcMl prickle: seed ^ in. long. 

 Calif. S.S. 11 :.",:,,;. -Not hardy north. Var. 

 arist4ta, En:.'eliii. (P. aristdln, Engelm.). 

 B..>liy tree, necasionally to 50 ft., sometimes 

 a semi - prostrate shrub : branchlets of 

 lighter color and aini.i-t L.'lal.r.m-: Ivs. witli 

 less conspicuous wliite line, in^i.le: cone- 

 cylindric-ovate, :)-::',, in. Luil': apuplivsis 

 elevated ; umbo with a slemkr incurved 

 spine to ii in. long. Calif, to Utah and Ariz. 

 S.S. 11:554. G.C. III. 20:719.-Hardy as 

 far north as Mass. ; in cultivation usually 

 a handsome low, bushy shrub of distinct 

 habit: Ivs. often sprinkled with resinous 

 dots. 



6. Pseudoslrobl. 



16. Torreyina, Parrv. Solfpah Pixk. 

 Tree, to 40 or occasi.,nallv i.. en ft., with 

 spreading and s..neiiiii.-- ;i - '■ . n il i n i; 



branches: brand'i-t- - --i ■■ . ......li-i. 



bloomy, glabrou 

 13 in." Ion;;: co 



s broadly 



apophjsis low- 

 ted and refli led 

 ids % m long. 



7 rw/li, 

 17 Sabiniana, Dougl Dk.c.er Pine. 

 Bill Pinl Ine, to .^.O or occasionally 

 80 ft , usuallj dnided into se\eral stems, 

 with short crooked oranches, tne lower 

 ones pendent, the upper ones ascending, 

 forming a round-topped head: Ivs. slen- 

 der, flexible, pale bluish green, 8-12 in. 

 long: cones pendent on about 2-in. long 

 stalks, oblong-ovate, light red-brown, 

 G-10 in. long ; apophysis pyramidal, 

 sharply keeled, fliif'ene.l :it tl,e st'r:ii-_-|.t or 

 incurved apex, tli. L,>,, ...l, ,>,.i, ,..i,|, 

 recurved apex: s' - , i ,i- 



winged. Calif, n - i i - i. . i,i i .:: 



5:45. F.S. 9:964. -N..I ,r, hurili In-tin.-i 



Pine of loose habit and with sparse pale 

 f(piiaf,'e. The seeds are edible. 



is. Cdulteri, Dun(P. mncrocdrpa , Lindl. ). 

 I'n.H Pine. Fig. 1823. Tree, to 80 ft., with 

 stout branches, pendulous below and as- 

 cending above, forming a loose pyramidal 

 liead : winter-buds oblong-ovate, resinous: 

 Ivs. stout, acuminate, dark bluish green, 

 6-12 in. long: cones short-stalked, pendent, 

 cylindric-ovate, yellowish brown, 9-14 in. 

 long; apophysis elongated-pyramidal, nar- 

 rowed into the compressed spiny- tipped 

 straight or incurved umbo: seed J4 in. long. 

 Calif. S.S. 11:571, 572. G.C. II. 23:409, 

 413 ; III. 4:765.-Not hardy north. Old 

 trees are often very picturesque and the 

 large cones are conspicuous and ornamental. 



19. Jiffreyi, Murray [P. ponderbsa, var. 

 Jeffreyi, Vasey). Jeffkey's Pine. Tree, 

 to 120 or occasionally to 180 ft., with short 

 spreading or often pendulous branches, the 

 uppermost ascending, forming an open pyr- 

 amidal and sometimes narrow spire - like 

 bead : young branches fragrant when 

 broken : winter-buds oblong-ovate, not res- 

 inous: Ivs. stent, acute, paFe bluish green, 

 5-s in. Line-: r.mes conic-ovate, light brown, 

 i; rj in. ienu; .iiiopbysis depressed, keeled; 

 uinl". el..ni:aieil into a slender recurved 

 spine: seed about >j in. long. Ore. to Calif. 

 S.S. 11:562, 563. G.C. II. 22:813; III. 

 5:301, 369. G.F. 5: 185. -Distinct and orna- 

 mental Pine of symmetrical habit when 

 young, hardy as far north as Mass. Among 

 the hardier species this Pine has the long- 

 est Ivs. 



20. ponderdsa, Dougl. (P. Benthamiina , 

 Hartw.). Yellow Pine. Kt i.i. Pine. Figs. 

 1807-9. Tree, to l.-n, ,„,:,- n i,, -jiin ft,, 



branches usually a-i- i . . ii 1 1 . . imN ,ni.l 

 forming a narrow ,- 1 > 1 1. in,. iM.i.i: liraneh- 

 lets reddish brown, iiamanl wlien broken: 

 winter-buds oblong-ovate or ovate, resinous : 

 Ivs. acute, dark green, 5-11 in. long: cones 

 almost sessile, often in clusters, ovate-ob- 

 lonff, light reddish or yellowish brown and 

 Instnnis, 3-6 in. long; apophysis depressed- 

 |iyraini(lal or flattened, with a broadly tri- 

 ani^iil.ar umbo terminated by a stout, usu- 

 ally recurved prickle ; lower scales with 

 in. lie elongated apex : seed M in. long. 

 1.1 it Col. to Mex., east to Neb. and Tex. 

 s s. ll:.-,(;o, 561. G.F. 8:395. G.C. III. 8: 

 .'.:.:. .'1.1. .569.-One of the tallest and most 

 iin]...rtant Pines of the western states. 

 Ilar.ly as far north as New York, and in 

 slielfered positions to Mass. Var. p6ndula, 

 H.W. Sarg., has drooping branches. Var. 

 scopuldrum, Engelm. {P. seopuldriim, 

 L.emm.), is a geographical var., smaller in 



