Pinus Montezumz 
Native of Mexico. 
Nat. Order: Conirer2. Tribe: ABIETINEA., 
Pinus Montezuma, Lambert, “ Genus Pinus,” ed. ii. vol. i. 39, t. 22 
(1828); Veitch, Manual, ed. ii. 345 (1900); P. Devoniana, P. Russel- 
liana, P. macrophylla, Lindley in “ Bot. Reg.” 1838, misc. 62, 
P. Lindleyana, P. protuberans, P. Wincesteriana, 
Gordon “ Pinet.” ed. ii. pp. 309, 319 and 325. 
And many others. 
I think this is one of the most beautiful pines in cultiva- 
tion, and though it cannot be said to be hardy in most places 
in this country, yet where it can have shelter it is well worth 
while to give it a trial. It is next to impossible to procure it 
from nurserymen—they do not keep it, as there is so little 
demand for it. It was discovered by Humboldt in Mexico, 
and is named after the unfortunate Montezuma, the last of the 
Incas. It was introduced here in 1839 by the Horticultural 
Society of London. In its native country it is very abundant 
on the sides of the Sierra Madre, where it grows to a height 
of fifty feet with a diameter of about eighteen inches. The 
plant figured is a young specimen, eleven feet high, and is 
planted in equal parts of peat and loam with some leaf soil 
added. The cones are three inches long, and seem small in 
comparison to the great size of its needles. 
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