PIN ACE^E. 



605 



A small tree, occurring on the mountains in the southeast parts of Europe. 

 This species furnishes what is called " Hungarian Balsam." 



6. P. pinaster, Alton. — Leaves in pairs, long. Strobiles clustered, large, ovate, sessile. 

 Scales with a short spine. 



Aiton, Hort. Kew. iii. 367 ; Lambert, 

 Pin. t. 4 — 5; Loudon, Arboret. 2213; 

 Lindley, Fl. Med. 554. 



Common Names. — Pinaster ; Cluster 

 Pine. 



A native of the southern parts of Eu- 

 rope, especially in the sandy plains north 

 of the Mediterranean. Furnishes the " Bor- 

 deaux Turpentine." 



Numerous other species afford ana- 

 logous products ; thus, P. cembra, of 

 the mountains of Europe, yields " Carpa- 

 thian Balsam," as does also P. pinea. 

 The seeds of some are eatable, especially 

 those of P. pinea, P. cembra, of Europe, 

 and P. lambertiana and P. gerardiana. 



Fig. 267. 



P. pinea. 



Abies. — Toumefort. 



Characters the same as those of Pinus, except that the leaves are solitary and distinct 

 at base, and the scales of the cone even and attenuated, and usually coriaceous and mem- 

 branous. 



They are also large trees, found 

 in northern Europe and America, 

 and usually yield a very pure tur- 

 pentine. 



1. A. balsamea, Marshall. — Leaves 

 solitary, flat, emarginate or entire, glau- 

 cous beneath, somewhat pectinate, re- 

 curved, spreading. Strobiles cylindrical, 

 erect. Bracts short, obovate, pointed, 

 sub-serrulate. 



Marshall, Arbust. Am. 102; 

 Lindley, Fl. Med. 554; A. bal- 

 samifera, Mich. Arb. Forest, iii. 

 191 ; Pinus balsamea, Linn., Sp. 

 PI. 1421 ; Willdenow, Sp. PI. iv. 

 504 ; Lambert, Pi?i. t. 35 ; Picea 

 balsamea, Loudon, Arboret. 2339. 



Common Name. — Balm of Gi- 

 lead. 



A beautiful tree, of moderate 

 size, peculiar to the northern parts 

 of this continent, and also found on 

 the mountain ranges further south. 

 It yields " Canada Balsam." 



A. balsamea. 



