38 PINES 
condition and stage of existence which is generally 
associated with Aztecs, Australian aboriginals or 
bushmen, and other perishing people of the earth’s 
surface. For these reasons it will be opined that as 
a tree here it is more likely to be occasionally tried 
by curiosity-mongers than abstract-minded admirers 
blest with a soul for scenic effect. 
The size of the cones, both of the P. Coulteri and 
P. Sabiniana, which in point of-fact are rarely seen, 
even by the most inveterate Pinetum hunters; is a 
matter of incredible surprise to anyone upon a first 
introduction. The cones of the Sabiniana are shorter 
longways, and more rotund broadways, than those 
of the Coulteri, and present quite a different appear- 
ance. Authorities have written very variable state- 
ments as to their weight. Some of the Coulteri cones 
that I have shown at forestry exhibitions give the 
following weights: An unbroken cone from the 
Yosemite Valley, 4 lb. 11 0z.; and two other 
broken cones, one from Arley Castle (R. Woodward), 
and another from Leaton Knolls (Colonel Lloyd, 
M.V.O.) weighing just over 3 Ib. each. 
P. PonpDEROSA and JEFFREYI.—It is not an easy 
process to distinguish these trees apart at a first 
glance from the preceding two that we have discussed. 
The cones, if they could only be persuaded to put in 
even a casual appearance, would opportunely come 
to the rescue of any worker at the riddle. While the 
cones on the Ponderosa are pretty plentiful, there 
are only a select few, be it remembered, who have 
ever had the opportunity of seeing cones on an 
English-grown Coulteri or Sabiniana. Speaking from 
the personal point of view, and frankly confessing 
the limitations of that. narrowed area, the P. Pon- 
derosa (with the exception of the P, Insignis) is by 
far away the most commonly met with tree of all 
