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CONIFERiE. 



as white, dry, and nearly without turpentine ; it may 

 therefore be presumed, that it is better adapted for inte- 

 rior joiner work than for large building purposes, such as 

 joists, rafters, &c, or for situations where it is subjected 

 to alternate dryness and moisture. The leaves are long, 

 slender, tufted at the extremities of the shoots, of a light 

 grass green colour, and, therefore, contrast beautifully with 

 the darker green of many of its congeners. When young, 

 it bears some resemblance to Pinus Halipensis, but is of 

 a much more vigorous growth, more pyramidal in form, 

 and attains a much greater height and larger dimensions. 

 The cones are nearly three inches long, on strong foot- 

 stalks, and, though resembling those of Pinus Halipensis 

 in the form of the scales, &c, instead of pointing down- 

 wards, as in that tree, are always attached to the branches 

 in a horizontal direction. It grows in the Pyrenees at an 

 elevation of from two to four thousand feet, and is, there- 

 fore, of a constitution hardy enough to flourish in any part 

 of Britain. Thriving young trees of this species, raised 

 from seed brought from Spain by Captain Widdrington, 

 are now growing in several parts of England. 



