RED-WOOD PINE. 



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by Kenmore, where, on the side of the hill on the 

 right bank of the Tay, near the confluence of the 

 Lyon, he will find several trees, w^e think five, of 

 this kind of pine, of considerable size, grow ing at one 

 place, apparently planted : we w^ere told the plants 

 had been brought down from the natural forest far- 

 ther up on the mountains. These are sufficiently 

 distinct in character from the common Scots fir 

 growing around, having a horizontal, straggling dis- 

 position of branches, the leaves being of a much 

 lighter, different shade of green, and more tufted, 

 and the bark of a yellower red, so as to merit a dis- 

 tinct name ; and w^e should consider Pinus horizonta- 

 lis as descriptive as any other, if it shall not appear to 

 be only a sub-species of P. sylvestris. The descrip- 

 tive name splatch fir, is from the prominences of the 

 rugged bark not being in longitudinal ridges or 

 flutes, but in detached flat oblong lumps, such as 

 soft clay or mud takes when cast with force upon a 

 wall. We, however, do not think this the same as 

 Mr Don's \ar. 2d, at least vre have noticed in om* 

 lowland woods raised by planting, such as Mr Don 

 examined, individuals here and there having less or 

 more resemblance to his described varieties, but none 

 of them approaching the distinctness of this alpine 

 Scots fir. The proprietors of this kind of pine will 

 confer a benefit on the public by causing the timber 



