PINUS DUMOSA 



ALPINE FIR. 



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PiNUS DUMOSA, foliis solitanis linearibus obtusis secundis, subtus glaucis, margine deflexis, versus apiceni 



denticulatis, strobilis ovatis terminalibus solitariis: squamis rotundatis margine erosis. 



Habitat in Alpe immensA Gosaingsthan Nepalensiunij ubi Silloo-hatarhee dicta (Wallich)^ in Bhotanise 

 alpibus. W. S. Webb. 



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DESCRIPTIO. 



Arbor procera, facie P. Canadensis^ densa. Rami numerosij patuli, virgati, cortice cinereo-fusco obducti. Folia 

 solitaria, linearia, obtusa, secunda, magis conferta quam in -P, Canadensi, 5 lineas aut pollicem longa, 

 J Hnecc latitudine, suprd viridia, nitida, subtiis glauca, margine deflexaj versus apicem obsolet<^ denticu- 

 lata, Strobili ovati, mucronulatij terminales, solitarii, Iceves, sessiles : squamis lat^ rotundatis, feM mern- 

 branaceis, cinereo-fuscis, margine crispulatis et erosis, Semina parva, ciineata, ferruginca, alA oblongA 

 obtusa pallidA nitidA scarioso-membranaceA instructa. 



Obs. Pino Canadensi omnino similis; at differt foliis longioribus margine deflexis magis confertis, strobilis 

 niajoribus cum squamis omnibus manifesto erosis. 



Having only seen imperfect specimens of this species, I was unable to give a 6gure of it. The spechnens 

 had all dropt their leaves ; but, from their form and insertion, as well as the figure of the cones, it clearly 

 appears to be very nearly allied to the Hemlock Spruce, (P. Canadensis) , differing, however, from it in having 

 longer and more crowded leaves, with their margin deflected : the cones are larger, with the scales waved and 

 somewhat torn at the margins. It is found both in Nepal and Bliotan. Dr. Wallich's collectors have 

 gathered it on Gosaingsthan, one of the lofty peaks of the Himalaya or Emodus. It is said to be found only at 

 great elevations. In Nepal, it is called Silloo-hatarhee, and in Bhotan Tongshing. The following extract respecting 

 this Fir is from Captain Webb's letters : " This Pine was found in the southern confines of Bhotan, where it 

 is called Tongshing. It delights in elevated positions, throwing out branches at fifteen or twenty feet. 

 ' The leaves are extiemely deciduous, a trifling shake being sufficient to detach them. The wood is not 

 used, being likely to warp." 



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