endlichee's aeeangement. 



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well as to have an opportunity of conveying useful 

 information, we deem it needful to give an enumera- 

 tion of the species which have been ascertained, or 

 may be expected to live and thrive in our climate. 

 We adopt the scientific arrangement and nomenclature 

 of Endlicher, as best suited to our present purpose.* 

 To the several groups and subdivisions we shall append 

 brief remarks on their respective characters, or on 

 other matters connected with them worthy of notice. 

 At the end of the chapter, we shall offer some general 

 observations on the influence of soil and climate in 

 relation to these trees, and on the pictorial arrange- 

 ment of the Pinetum as a whole. The reader is re- 

 quested to remember that when no indication is given 

 the species is known to be hardy ; that M denotes that 

 this character is doubtful; s li means sub-hardy; and 

 that the figures attached to the right of the specific 

 names mark the average or probable height in feet. 

 An asterisk is prefixed to a few species not yet intro- 

 duced into this country. 



* It will be observed that the arrangement of Endlicher, taken from his " Synopsis 

 Coniferarum," and corresponding to the class and alliance Gymnogens of Lindley, 

 differs in the order of sequence from that given from "The Vegetable Kingdom," in 

 our Synopsis of Orders in the chapter on The Arboretum. We do not profess to 

 adjudicate on their respective scientific merits. Perhaps the latter is better adapted 

 to express the external relations of the Order in a general system. In a detached 

 Pinetum, we should prefer Endlicher' s subdivisions. The reader may adopt either, 

 as it suits his convenience. 



Much valuable and interesting information, regarding pines and the kindred genera, 

 may be found in Messrs. Lawson and Son's "List of Plants of the Fir Tribe," and in 

 Messrs. Knight and Perry's "Synopsis of the Coniferous Plants grown in Great 

 Britain." 



