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This Pine is called by the American settlers in the' Southern 

 States " the Broom Pine," and by those in the Northern States 

 "Eed Pine," "Pitch Pine," and "YeUow Pine j" while the 

 French and Italians call it the " Palm Pine." 



Timber excellent, and full of resin, and known by the name 

 of the Georgia Pitch Pine. 



There is the following variety: — 



PiNXrs AiTSTRAliis EXCELSA, Lovdon. 

 Syn. Pinus palustris excelsa, Booth. 

 „ „ lutea, MaJcoy. 

 This variety is «aid to have longer leaves, to grow much 

 taUer, and to come from the North-west Coast of America, and 

 to be perfectly hardy even in Germany. 



No. 26. Pinus Benthamiana, Hartweg, Mr. Bentham's Pine. 



Syn. Pinus Sinclairii, Hooker. 

 -Leaves in threes, thickly set on the branches, dark-green, and 

 resembling those of Pinus ponderosa, but much longer, usually 

 11 inches in length, -very stout, rather flat, with a slight 

 elevated rib running along their inner side. Sheaths partly 

 persistent, and nearly an inch long on those of the young shoots, 

 slightly shaggy, except at the extremity, where they are very 

 ragged or torn. Seed-leaves, on the young plants, from seven 

 to eight in number, and rather long. Branches rather numerous, 

 very stout, spreading, and rather irregular, with the bark 

 rough. Buds large, dark brown, much imbricated, and destitute 

 of resinous matter, or nearly so. Cones in clusters of three or 

 four together, slightly pendulous, and quite straight, six inches 

 in length, and two inches and a half broad at the widest part, 

 which is rather below the middle ; the base is unequal-sided 

 owino- to the numerous very small scales there curving to one 

 side, and forming a kind of hood round the base of the cone, 

 which is quite sessile, or without any foot-stalk. Scales largest 

 at the widest part of the cone, which is a;bout one-third from 

 the base, then diminishing gradually towards the point, which 

 is rather blunt ; those scales nearest the base are very small, 



