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growing 100 feet high, and from three to five feet in diameter, 

 forming dense forests, where scarcely any other plants can 

 exist. 



It is very tender, and unfit for the climate of England. 



No. 92. PiNUS WiNCESTEEiANA, Gordon, the Marquis of Win- 

 chester's Pine. 

 Syn. Pinus Winchesteriana, Hort. 

 „ Backhousiana, Boezl. 

 „ Chalmaensis, Boezl. 

 „ Ne-plus-ultra, Roezl. 

 „ retracta, Roezl. 

 „ Verschaffelti, Roezl, 



Leaves in fives, from 12 to 14 inches in length (on the wild 

 specimens), rather stout, three-edged, thicklyset on the branches, 

 glaucous-green, and much resembling those of Pinus filifolia, 

 but broader and shorter than those of that species. Sheaths 

 persistent, or not falling off, about one inch in length, smooth, 

 and entire, or nearly so. Seed-leaves on the young plants 

 mostly eight in number, and rather short. Branches few, 

 spreading, irregular, and rather stout. Buds imbricated, non- 

 resinous, and large. Cones pendulous, on very short foot-stalks, 

 two or three together, but sometimes single, always much in- 

 curved, and tapering pretty regularly from the base to the point 

 from eight to ten inches in length, and three inches and a half 

 broad at the base, with from twenty-six to thirty rows of scales. 

 Scales five-eighths of an inch broad, much elevated, particularly 

 those upon the middle of the cone on the upper or outer side, 

 where they become conical, and from three-eighths to a quarter 

 of an inch high, while those on the under side and towards the 

 extremities are much smaller, less elevated, and nearly all of a 

 size ; and from amongst which a large quantity of clear resin 

 exudes, particularly on the outer side near the base. Seeds 

 rather small, and angular, with rather broad wings one inch 

 in length 



