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seeds almost black, V* in. long. Calif. S.S. 11:585, 586. 

 G.F. 10:235. F.S.5, p. 517. G.C. 11. 21 :48, 49, 53.-Hand- 

 some Piue, with regular, pyramidal head ; not hardy 



36. Laricio, Poir. Corsican Pine. Tree, to 100 or 

 occasionally 150 ft., with stout, spreading branches in 

 regular whorls forming a symmetrical pyramid, in old 

 age sometimes broad and flat-topped: branchlets usu- 

 ally light brown : buds ovate or oblong-ovate, light 

 brown, resinous: Ivs. stiff, acute, dark green, :i'.,-6}2 

 in. long: cones sessile, ovate, yellowish brown, glossy, 

 usually 2-3>2 in. long; apophysis depressed, conspicu- 

 ously keeled; umbo flattened, obtuse or with a very short 

 prickle: seeds gray, 5^ in. long. S. Eu. to W. Asia.— 

 Verv variable and usually the following 4 vars. are 

 distinguished : Var. AustTiaca, Endl. (var. ntgricans, 

 Pari. _P. .l/(.v(().(C((, Hoss. P. Hlf/nt, Hort. ). AUSTRIAN 

 Pine. Figs, Ibl4, 1830. Tall tree, with broadly ovate 

 head aud very dark green, rigid foliage: branchlets 

 grayish brown. S.E. Eu., from Austria to Dalmatia 

 and" Eouraania. Gn. 19, p. 477; 38, p. 113. Mn. 10, p. 170. 

 R.H. 1894, p.241. Var. CalElbrica, Delam. Tall tree, with 

 shorter ascending branches forming a narrower, less 

 •dense head : Ivs. of lighter green : branchlets light 

 brown. Italy. Sicily. Gn. 27, p. .121; 29, p. 104; 36. p. 

 523; 52, p. 219. G.C. II. 21:15; III. 4:693, 705. Var. 

 Pallasiina, Endl. Tall tree, with long and stout 

 branches: Ivs. dark green and glossy: cones light 

 brown, about 4 in. long. W. Asia. G.C. II. 20:785; 

 21 :481. Var. Cebenntosis, Gren. & Godr. {P. Sdlzmaiiiii, 

 Dun. P. MonspelUnsis, Salzm. P. Pyreudica, Hort., 

 not Lapeyr. P. Cebenninsis, Hort. P. horuonlAlis, 

 Hort.). Tree, to 60 ft.: branchlets orange-colored: 

 Ivs. slender, to G% in. long : cones small, about 2 in. 

 long. Var. pygmaea, Rauch. Dwarf, dense, bushy form. 

 The flrst-named var. is the hardiest and hardy north, 

 while the others are at least hardy as far north as Mass. 

 They are of rapid growth and conspicuous by their 

 large, dark green foliage. Var. Cehciinensis is espe- 

 cially very handsome as a young plant, with its long, 

 dense leaves. 



37. Pln4ster, Ait. {P. marltima, Poir.). Cluster 

 Pine. Tree, to 100 ft., with spreading or sometimes 

 pendulous branches forming a pyramidal head: branch- 

 lets bright reddish brown: buds oblong-oval, brown, not 

 resinous: Ivs. stiil, acute, usually twisted, glossy green, 

 5-9 in. long: cones short-peduncled, clustered, conic- 

 oblong, light brown and glossy, 4-7 in. long; apophysis 

 pyramidal, conspicuously keeled with prominent tri- 

 angular, acute umbo: seed grayish brown, J^^ in. long. 

 S. Eu., near the coast. Gn. 14, p. 20. — Handsome Pine 

 of regular, pyramidal habit and rapid growth, but not 

 hardy north. In England it is much used for seaside 

 plantmg and the vars. Htimiltoni, Pail , 



var. Lemoni&na, Endl., and var minor, 

 Loisel , are occasionally cult in English 

 gardens 



several horticultural vars. have been introduced from 

 Japan: one of the most distinct is var. Oculus-draconis, 

 Mayr, each leaf being marked with 2 yellow bands and 

 therefore the tufts of the Ivs. at the end of the branches, 



1830. Austrian P: 



Pinus Laricio, var. Austriaca (X 14). 



38. Thiinbergi, Pari. {P. Massoni&na, Sieb. & Zucc, 

 -not Lamb.). Japanese Black Pine. Tree, to 100 ft. or 

 occasionally 120 ft., with spreading, often somewhat 

 pendulous branches, forming a broad, pyramidal head: 

 branchlets orange - yellow, the winter buds oblong, 

 grayish or silvery white : Ivs. stiff, sharply pointed, 

 bright green, .3-43^ in. long: cones short-stalked, conic- 

 ov:iff. ijr.ivisli brown, 2-3 in. long; apophysis flattened, 

 witli -mall. (Iriiri-ssed umbo, obtuse or with a minute 

 priikl. : -r, .1 iriavish brown, J^ in. long. Japan. G.C. 

 II. •J.i:::4.'). S.X. 2 -113. -Handsome tree and hardy north. 



if seen from above, show alternate yellow and green 

 rings, hence the name Oculus-draconis (dragon-eye). 

 Var. Tarieg&ta has the Ivs. partly yellow or occasionally 

 wholly yellowish white. There are also similar forms in 

 P. densiflora, which may be distinguished by the brown 

 color of the winter buds. 



9. Sylvestres. 

 39. Pinea, Linn. Stone Pine. Tree, to 80 ft., with 

 long, horizontally spreading branches forming in older 

 trees a broad, flat-topped head: branchlets pale brown: 

 buds with revolute scales, oblong-ovate, not resinous: 

 Ivs. rigid, acute, bright green, 5-8 in. long : cones broadly 

 ovate, chestnut-brown, 4-5J^ in. long ; apophysis de- 

 pressed-pyramidal, radiately ridged; umbo flat, obtuse: 

 seed reddish-brown, % in. long, edible. S. Eu. G.C. II 

 20 45; III. 4:604, 605. Gn. 27, p. 245-247; 50, p. 460.- 

 Tree of picturesque habit, with a trunk usually desti- 

 tute of branches for a considerable height 

 and with a wide-spreading parasol-like head. 

 Not hardy north; in warmer regions often 

 cultivated for its edible seeds. 



40. resinftsa, Ait. Red Pine. Norway 

 Pine. Tree, to 70, occasionally to 150 f t. ,with 

 stout spreading and sometimes pendulous 

 branches forming a broad pyramidal head 

 when young and an open round-topped one 

 m old age: branchlets orange-color: buds 

 ovate, acuminate, light brown, resinous: Ivs. 

 slender and flexible, acute, dark green and 

 lustrous, 4-6 in. long : cones subsessile, 

 conic-ovate, light brown, 1K-2K in. long ; 

 apophysis flattened, conspicuously keeled, 

 obtuse, with small dark unarmed umbo ; seeds dark 

 brown, % in. long. Newfoundland to Manitoba, south 

 to Pa. and Minn. S.S. 11:550, .551. A.G. 12:645.-One 

 of the most ornamental Pines for northern parks, quite 

 hardy and of vigorous growth. Lumber tree. 



41. Haleptosis, Mill. Aleppo Pine. Tree, to 60 ft., 

 with short branches forming an open, round-topped 

 head: branchlets slender, yellowish or light greenish 

 brown: winter-buds small, cylindric, not resinous: Ivs. 

 in 3's, slender, bluish or dark green, 2K-1 

 long: cones conic-ovate or conic-oblong, yellowish 



