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Nijrow, in the Kohistan of Cabul, are also covered with the 

 Chilghoza Pine. Captain Gerard states its highest limits on the 

 Inner Himalayas to be from 10,000 to 12,000 feet of elevation. The 

 exterior bark is of a silvery grey, falling off in large flakes, and never 

 transforming itself into the rough outer coating like the other Pines. 

 It is called "Rhee"or " Ree " in Kunamur, "Shungtee" by the 

 Thibetans, and " Sonoubar Sukkar " (sweet pine-nut) by the Persians 

 and Arabs. 



The Shipkees in Thibet call this Pine "Kuminche" and 

 " Sunoubur-Sughar " (lesser sweet-nut pine), an apt name enough, 

 for the tree seldom grows more than 50 feet high. Mr. Winter- 

 botham found it as far north as Gilgit ; but neither Dr. Hooker nor 

 Dr. Griffith ever seem to have discovered it in a native state either 

 in Eastern Nepaul or Sikkim ; and Captain Gerard states its highest 

 altitude on the southern exposures of the Inner Himalayas to be from 

 10,850 to 12,300 feet — generally associated with Gedrus Deodara. 

 Dr. Griffith found it in Afghanistan occurring on the outer ranges, 

 indicating exemption from the periodical rains. It is styled by 

 Europeans "the edible pine-nut," the seeds being nearly an inch 

 long, very sweet, and said to possess many good qualities, but amongst 

 them that of easy digestion is certainly not to be reckoned as one. 



The Neoza Pine also affords abundance of fine turpentine, and the 

 cones exude a copious white resin, and produce about 100 seeds each, 

 which are sold in the Simla bazaars under the name of " Neoza 

 nuts, and in those of Afghanistan as " Chilghoza" nuts. 



It is quite hardy in England, but very slow in growth (G. 

 Gordon, " The Pinetum," 1875). 



Dr. Aitchison (Journ. Linn. Soc. Nos. 106, 107) thus describes 

 Finns Gerardiana as seen in the Kuram district in Afghanistan : 

 ' ' A very handsome tree that does not branch as Pines usually do, 

 the trunk and branches being more like those of a well-formed Oak. 

 It is easily recognised at a distance by its nearly white, ash-grey bark, 

 which on close examination is seen not to be of one colour, but consists 

 of patches of all tints, from light green to autumnal reds and browns ; 

 this is due to the peculiar way the bark exfoliates. The nuts form a 

 large article of diet amongst the villagers of the district in which the 

 Pine grows, and are esteemed a luxury in North-west India." 



Named by Dr. Wallich in compliment to its discoverer, Capt. Gerard, 

 an officer in the Bengal Native Infantry. 



Seems to be hardy in Denmark. 



P. halepensis, Mill. Diet. n. 8, ic. t. 216 ; Lamb. Pinet, ed. 1, 

 15, t. 11, and ed. 2, i. 18, t. 7 ; Willd. Baumz. 267 ; Desf. Hist. Arbr. 

 ii. 611 ; Forb. (Jam.) Pinet. Wob. 25, t. 8 ; Link in Linnaea, xv. 

 496 3 Loisel. Nouv. Duham. v. 238, t. 70 ; Griseb. Spicileg. Fl. 

 Rumel. ii. 348; DC. Fl. Fr. 274; Spach, Hist. Veg. Phan. xi. 

 383 ; Schouw, Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 3, iii. 237 ; Loud. Encycl. of Trees, 



