LXXVII. CONI’FERZ: PINUS. 959 
Spec. Char., §c. Sheath with from 3 to 5 rings, at first of a clear ash grey, 
then becoming reddish, afterwards darker, and at last black. Leaves from 
2in. to 5in. long; seldom, and but little, twisted; when young, erect ; 
when older, standing out, and curved towards the twig; outer surface 
half-round, dark green, glossy, and with a ; 
sharply serrated margin; inner surface nearly 
even, but slightly dotted along the ridge; 
points prickly, of a yellowish brown or fawn 
colour. Buds large, the leader often from 
lin. to 11 in. long, ovate, with a long point. 
The cone does not arrive at maturity till 
October in its second year ; it is conical, 
rounded at the base, 2 or 3 inches long, 
pointing horizontally, or nearly so; of 
a light yellow brown, polished, and shin- 
ing. Seeds very closely resembling those 
of P. Laricio ; and the cotyledons 6 or 
8, as in that species. The bark of the ,¢ 
shoots of the current year is of a green- 
ish yellow, regularly and deeply raised 
4 by the insertions of the leaves, furrowed, 
- and shining. (Hoss’s Gemeinfussliche An- ¥% 
leitung, &c.,p. 8.) A large tree. Austria, in 
the Breima Forest (Wienerwald), the Banate, 
upon the Demoglet, near Mehadia; and in 
the neighbourhood of the Snowy Mountains, 
at higher altitudes than Picea pectinata. 
Height 60 ft. to 80ft. Introduced in 1835. 7 
It flowers about the end of May, and its TRB: Bele enetriaete 
cones are ripe in the October of the second year. 
This pine prefers a deep, dry, calcareous sand ; but it will succeed in any 
soil, provided it is loose; and it even loves a moist soil, if not too wet. It 
thrives best in situations having asouthern aspect. The sap wood of P. aus- 
triaca is said by Héss to be of a whitish yellow, and the heart wood of a rusty 
yellow ; the latter being very resinous, strong, and tough. It is much valued 
in Austria, when kept dry; and is said to surpass even the larch in resisting 
the injurious effects of water, or of alternate moisture and dryness. 
2 5. P.(L.) Patiasz4vé Lamb. Pallas’s, or the Tartarian, Pine. 
Identification. Lamb. Pin., ed. 2., 1. t. 5.; Lawson’s Manual, p. 339. 
Synonymes. P. tatrica Hort. ; P. tata- 
rica in the Hammersmith Nursery in 
1797; P. maritima Pall. Ind. Taur. 
(according to a specimen in Mr. Lam- 
" pert’s herbarium) ; Tzaam in the Tartar 
language. Je 
Engravings. Lamb. Pin., ed. 2.,1. t. 5.5 
the plate of this tree in Arb, Brit., Ist 
edit., vol. viii. ; our figs. 1774. and 1776. 
to our usual scale ; figs. 1775. and 1777. 
of the natural size, from living speci- 
mens received from A. B. Lambert, 
Esq., taken from his trees at Boyton. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves in pairs, 
very long, erect, rigid, chan- 
neled ; sheaths very short. 
Crest of the anthers roundish, 
convex, repand. Cone ovate- 
oblong, often curved. Scales 
slightly tuberculate, and termi- 
nated by a very small prickle. 
(Lamb.) Bud (fig. 1775.) 
Zin, to 12 in. long, and from 1774. P. (L.) Pallasiana. 
