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that no ornamental plantation ought to he without it. It appears to he quite 

 as hardy as the silver fir. In Mr. Long's box there were a great many perfect 

 seeds, which that gentleman has distributed in all directions, and, through us, 

 to various botanic gardens both at home and abroad. A great many plants 

 are come up from these seeds, as well as from those sold by Mr. Charlwood. 

 It may be useful to observe, that seeds from these cones, which were so light 

 as to float on water, and were apparently almost empty, have nevertheless 

 vegetated and produced plants ; and the same thing has occurred with the 

 seeds of Pinus oocarpa. 



Vicea Pinsapo. — Since what was stated by Mr. Lawson and M. Vilmorin, 

 in p. 109. and 111., we have received seeds, scales, and a specimen of this 

 tree. In the specimen the leaves were so very short, that to have produced 

 an engraving from them would have been of little use; bat fig. 54. a b shows 

 the scales, fig. 56. the seeds, and fig. 55. a young plant just come up, all of 

 the natural size. A great many plants of this species have been raised by Mr. 

 Knight of the Exotic Nursery, King's Road. We are inclined to believe that 

 this tree comes still nearer the silver fir than the Picea cephalonica. 



