ARAUCARIA. 15 



but that as great a boon will be given to future generations as 

 that conferred on the present one by the fruit of the Spanish 

 chcsnut, which is now so largely consumed in all the towns and 

 cities of Europe. 



The Chili Pine was first introduced into England by Mr. 

 IMcnzics, in 1795, and presented to Sir Joseph Bank', who 

 planted one of the first plants at his residence, Spring Grove, 

 near Hounslow, and sent the others to the Royal Gardens at 

 Kew ; and from which circumstance it formerly was called Sir 

 Joseph Banks's Pine. 



Araucaria PuLEi, Mueller, Mr Rulers Araucaria. 



Leaves, from one-half to two thirds of an inch long, lanceolate, 

 closely imbricated, and of a deep glossy green, and although 

 acute pointed, not pungent. Branches, numerous, rigid, much 

 divided, and symmetrical. Cones, nearly globular, with the 

 scales an inch or more broad, and furnished with projecting 

 narrow, lance shaped points an inch long. 



A fine bushy-headed tree, growing about 50 feet high, with 

 the branches extending 30 feet in diameter, very rigid, tabular- 

 formed, and six times more numerous than those on the Chili 

 Pine (Araucaria imbricata), the whole of the branches being 

 covered with beautiful dark glossy green leaves, closely and 

 multifariously imbricated. It is found on one of the islets near 

 New Caledonia, covering the summit of an extinct lofty volcano, 

 and growing in the debris, which is as hard as adamant in sum- 

 mer, and deluged with rain in winter. It attains a less gigantic 

 size than any of its congeners, and in habit bears more resem- 

 blance to the Chilian Araucaria imbricata than the Australian 

 one called Bidwillii, from which it especially differs in its 

 foliage, which, although acute, is not pungent or striolated. 



This kind belongs to the true Araucarias, and was named by 

 Dr. Mueller, of Melbourne, in compliment to Mr. John Rule, a 

 nurseryman at Victoria, in Southern Australia. It will be found 

 quite tender for the open air during an English winter. 



