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and invaluable for affording shelter to less robust subjects. 

 Although introduced into Britain so lately as 1835, it now 

 probably numbers as many individuals as all the other species, 

 excluding the Scotch Pine, put together. It is a native of 

 the mountains of Styria and neighbouring districts. 



3. P. Larlcio (fig. 215). Corsican Pine. A variable 

 species, similar to the last in general appearance, but the leaves, 

 instead of being erect or appressed, are spreading and curved 

 or wavy. Cone pale brown; scales with a very short point. 

 Seeds winged. This species appears to be very hardy ; and it 

 is also very ornamental, though scarcely so effective as the 

 Austrian Pine. The principal varieties are : pygmcea, a dwarf 

 trailing bush with short rigid foliage ; contorta, with curved 

 and twisted branches ; and Caramdnica or Romana, a dense 

 bushy form, intermediate in aspect between the Austrian Pine 

 and the present. This species is very abundant in Corsica and 

 other parts of Southern Europe, attaining a height of 100 to 

 150 feet. 



4. P. Banksiana, syn. P. rupestris, divaricata, etc. Scrub 

 Pi ne . A dwarf bushy species with rigid divergent leaves 

 about an inch long, or in warmer climates a small tree with 

 longer pale green leaves. Cones about 2 inches long, usually 

 curved, with pointless scales. Seeds winged. A native of 

 the extreme North of America. 



5. P. Pinaster, syn. P. maritime^ etc. Cluster Pine. A 

 very distinct species of irregular growth and variable habit. 

 Leaves dark green, from 6 inches to nearly a foot in length. 

 Cones about 4 inches long, in dense clusters ; scales pyramidal, 

 angular, with a short straight prickle. Seeds winged. The 

 variety Hamiltonii has paler green leaves, and variegata has 

 the foliage more or less variegated with yellow and green. A 

 native of the South-west of Europe, varying considerably in 

 appearance according to situation and the nature of the soil. 



6. P. muricata. A small tree with handsome crowded 

 bright green pliant leaves 3 to 5 inches long, and short pale 

 sheaths. Cones clustered, about 3 inches long, very dense and 

 woody, often oblique ; lower scales prominent, furnished with 

 a sharp woody point. Native of California. 



7. P. Mugho. A small tree or shrub with crowded dark 

 green twisted leaves about 2 inches long. Cones usually in 

 pairs, shorter than the foliage ; scales with a strong usually 

 curved spine. P. M. nana, the Knee Pine, is a mountain 



