260 piNfs, OR 



PiNUS SYLVESTEis AEGENTEA, Steven, the Silvery Scotch Fir. 



Syn. Pinus sylvestds hamata, Steven. 

 This differs from the other varieties in having its cones and 

 leaves of a beautiful silvery hue. It is from the mountain 

 chain east of the Black Sea, where it attains to a great size. 



Section II. TERNAT^E, or those kinds having three 



LEAVES IN each SHEATH. 



No. 25. Pinus Australis, Miohaux, the Southern or Swamp 



Pine. 

 Syn. Pinus palustris, Miller. 



„ „ Americana palustris, Buhamel. 



„ „ Georgica, Sort. 



„ „ Palmiensis, French Gardens. 



„ „ Palmieri, Manetti. 

 Leaves in threes, very long, collected in bundles at the 

 extremities of the branches, eight or nine inches long, with those 

 on young plants frequently a foot long ; of a brilliant green, 

 rather stout, and reflexed, when full grown. Sheaths from one 

 and a half to two inches long when young, but afterwards 

 lacerated at the ends, and much shorter on the old leaves. 

 Branches few, very robust, and irregularly placed on the trunk. 

 Buds very large, imbricated, and free from resinous matter. 

 Cones very long, cylindrical, tapering to a blunt point ; seven 

 or eight inches long, and two inches and a half broad, and of a 

 rich chestnut-brown colour. Scales from one to one inch and 

 three-quarters broad, enlarged at the base, and elevated into a 

 small pyramid, terminated by a small incurved prickle in the 

 centre. Seeds rather large, oval, half an inch long, of a whitish 

 colour, and with wings nearly one inch and a half long. 



A large tree, growing 60 or 70 feet high, and one foot and a 

 half in diameter for two-thirds of its length, in favourable 

 situations. 



It is found covering vast tracts, called Pine-barrens, in 

 Virginia, Georgia, and from North Carolina to Florida., near 

 the sea-coast. 



