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porticos, Ionic pillars, fragments of old temples, and other classic 

 objects in the Italian landscape.* 



Although one of the first of exotic Pines introduced into England, the 

 Stone Pine is by no means common, owing to its slow growth and 

 comparatively tender constitution. The few specimens that have survived 

 the severe winters that occur at intervals in our climate, show but 

 imperfectly the striking characters that renders the tree so picturesque 

 in southern Europe. The oldest trees in the most favoured spots in 

 this country have not attained half the height natural to the species 

 in wanner climes, and they have the aspect of premature old age and 



jj-ig, 38. — The Stone Pine at Glenthorne. 



decay. The finest specimen of Pinus pinea we have seen is at 

 Glenthorne, in North Devon, the seat of W. H. HaUiday, Esq., to 

 whose kindness we are indebted for our illustration. It is 33 feet 



* See the picture of Lake Averno, in the Yernon Collection, in the National Gallery, 

 and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage in the Turner Collection, also No. 306 and JNo. d\A in 

 the same Collection, and many others. 



