THE 



PINETUM: 



EEING 



A SYNOPSIS OF 



ALL THE CONIFEROUS PLANTS 



AT PKESENT KNOWN, 



WITH 



DESCRIPTIONS, HISTORY AND SYNONYMS, 



AND A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



GEORGE GORDON, A.L.S., 



FORMERLY SUPERINTsfbENT OF THE HORTICULTURAL 

 GARDENS, CHISWIOK, 



CONSIDEBABLT ENLARGED AND INCLUDING THE FOBMEE SUPPLEMENT, 

 TO WHICH IS ADDED 



An Index of Popular Names, English and Foreign, com/piled 

 by Henry OfSphn, F.L.8., F.RH.S., F.RG.8. 



"Heaven their various plants for use designs ; 

 For houses Cedars, and for shipping Pines. " — Deyden. 



LONDON: 



HENEY G. BOHN, HENEIETTA STEEET, COVENT GAEDEN, 

 SIMPKIN, MARSHALL & CO. STATIONJIRS' HALL COURT, 



1875. 



