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variety, particularly when acted upon by art-culture, sliould be a 

 reason for elevating even a quasi-species, much less a variety, to the 

 rank of a true species^ I cannot for the life of me understand. Be this 

 as it may, time and experience will prove that Massoniana is at best 

 but a quasi, or perchance but a variety of Pinader.^ and of no economic 

 value in this country, but only as a variety, which it undoubtedly is. 

 PiNUS MerKUSII : Merkus's Pine. 



This kind is found in Borneo, Cochin China, Sumatra, and the other 

 Islands of the Indian Archipelago ; but every batch of seedlings we 

 have yet raised were invariably killed by the first night's hard frost. 

 "We find, therefore, on referring to our Eegister: — " The Sumatra Pine 

 is a very delicate and thoroughly tender Indian beauty, killed by the 

 first frosts of 1859, '60, and '62, and at present not in stock-book." 

 — Anno Domini 1865. 



PiNUS Montezuma : Montezuma Pine, 



Discovered early in the present century in Mexico, but more recently 

 introduced and distributed in this country. Its leaves are from three 

 to six inches long, generally five in a sheath ; the sheaths are per- 

 sistent, long, rough, scaly, lacerated, and sharp-pointed. The leaves 

 when young are of a rich light green above, and somewhat glaucous 

 below ; when matured and old they become of a rich dark green on 

 both faces. The cones are from three to six inches long, and from one 

 to two inches broad at the swell; tapering to base and apex, and some- 

 what oblong, though slightly incurved at point. Attaining heights of 

 from twenty-five to fifty feet; forming a spreading-headed, sparse- 

 branched, rough-barked, little Pine. Tolerably hardy, but fastidious as 

 to soil and situation; and, unless in a good loam, or sweet, sandy soil, 

 warm locality, and sheltered situation, it will be of little use as an 

 ornamental Pine, for it is of no economical value as a timber in this 

 country. 



PiNUS MONTIGOLA : The Strobus Mountain Pine. 



Introduced from California in 1831, but it has since been found in 

 other habitats. It is an intermediate Cemhra-Sti^ohus, tolerably hardy 

 and good-looking, and in a moist, sweet, peaty, or cool and porous 

 soil, in this country, it would form a handsome, dense-headed, short 

 and glaucous-leaved Strobus; or when starved and depapurated an 

 altera Cemhra, It deserves a place in every pinetum. 



PiNUS MUGHO : The European Mountain Pine. 



Introduced into this country from Austria about the beginning of 

 the present century, but it extends from the Pyrenees eastwards to the 



