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and invaluable for affording shelter to less robust subjects. 
Although introduced into Britain so lately as 1835, it now 
probably numbers as many individuals as all the other species, 
excluding the Scotch Pine, put together. It is a native of 
the mountains of Styria and neighbouring districts. 
3. P. Laricio (fig. 215). Corsican Pine.—A_ variable 
species, similar to the last in general appearance, but the leaves, 
instead of being erect. or appressed, are spreading and curved 
or wavy. Cone pale brown; scales with a very short point. 
Seeds winged. This species appears to be very hardy; and it 
is also very ornamental, though scarcely so effective as the 
Austrian Pine. The principal varieties are :—pygmea, a dwarf 
trailing bush with short rigid foliage; contérta, with curved 
and twisted branches; and Carumdédnica or Romina, a dense 
bushy form, intermediate in aspect between the Austrian Pine 
and the present. This species is very abundant in Corsica and 
other parts of Southern Europe, attaining a height of 100 to 
150 feet. 
4. P. Banksiana, syn. P. rupéstris, divaricita, ete. Scrub 
Pine.—A dwarf bushy species with rigid divergent leaves 
about an inch long, or in warmer climates a small tree with 
longer pale green leaves. Cones about 2 inches long, usually 
curved, with pointless scales. Seeds winged. A native of 
the extreme North of America. 
5. P. Pindster, syn. P. maritima, ete. Cluster Pine.—A 
very distinct species of irregular growth and variable habit. 
Leaves dark green, from 6 inches to nearly a foot in length. 
Cones about 4 inches lonv, in dense clusters ; scales pyramidal, 
angular, with a short straight prickle. Seeds winged. The 
variety Tamilloiet has paler green leaves, and varieguta has 
the foliage more or less variegated with yellow and green. A 
native of the South-west of Europe, varying considerably in 
appearance according to situation and the nature of the soil. 
6. P. muricdta.—A small tree with handsome crowded 
bright green pliant leaves 3 to 5 inches long, and short pale 
sheaths. Cones clustered, about 3 inches long, very dense and 
woody, often oblique; lower scales prominent, furnished with 
a sharp woody point. Native of California. 
7. P. Migho.—A small tree or shrub- with crowded dark 
green twisted leaves about 2 inches long. Cones usually in 
pairs, shorter than the foliage; scales with a strong usually 
curved spine. P. AM. nana, the Knee Pine, is a mountain 
