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I am still in some doubt whether we have this plant in Denmark 

 or not. One plant (still to be verified) is perhaps this species. 



P. Teocote, Cham, and Schlecht. in Linncea, v. 70, and xii. 487 V 

 Lamb. Pinet. ed. 2, i. 37, t. 20; Loud. Arbor, iv. 2266, f. 2173-74, 

 and Encycl. of Trees, 991, f. 1852-54 ; Ant. Conif. 35, t. 16, f. 3 • 

 Link in Linnnea, xv. 505 ; Spach, Hist. Yeg. Phan. xi. 400 ; Endl. 

 Syn. Conif. 156 ; Lindl. and Gord. Journ. Hort. Soc. v. 21 ; Knight, 

 Syn. Conif. 30 ; Carr. Man. des PI. iv. 351, and Tr. Gen. Conif. 328 ; 

 Gord. Pinet. 211 ; Henk. andHochst. Syn. der Nadelh. 83 (excl. syn.). 



Habitat. — Mexico, on the sides of Orizaba, between Cruzblanca 

 and Jalacingo ; also between Angangueo and La Yentilla, and at 

 Real del Monte. Hartweg found it at Ocotillo. 



Introduced into Em^ope in 1839. 



We do not possess living plants of it in Denmark, but I have 

 cones in my collection. 



P. Thunbergii, Pari, in DC. Prodr. 388 ; Franch. and Savat. 

 Enumer. 464 ; Masters, Linn. Journ. xviii. 504 ; Descrip. Cat. 245 ; 

 Luerssen, Zeitschrift fiir Forst. und Jagdw. 275, 1. P. Massoniana, 

 Lamb. Pinet. ; Carr. Tr. Gen. Conif. i. 378, 73, and ii. 478 ; Yeitch, 

 Gard. Chron. ; Henk. and Hochst. Syn. der Nadelh. 13, 28 ; 

 Miquel, Prolusio Fl. Jap. 330, 2; Koch, Dendr. ii. 282, 5 ; Nippon 

 Chumokuschi, 6 ; Yeitch, Man. Conif. 148 ; Rein, Jap. ii. 281, 28 ; 

 Sieb. and Zucc. Fl. Jap. ii. 24, 113 ; Endl. Syn. Conif. 174 ; Murr. 

 Pines and Firs of Jap. 23 ; Hoopes, Evergreens ; Le Japon a I'Expos. 

 Univer. 109, 10 ; Gord. Pinet. 241. P. Finaster, Loud. Arbor. Brit. 

 2218 ; Gord. Pinet. 176. P. sUvestris, Thunb. Fl. Jap. 274. P. rubra, 

 Sieb. Syn. Plant. (Econ. ii. P. Cavendishiana, Paxt. Flower Gard. 

 P. tahulseformis, Fortune. 



Habitat. — Most parts of Japan, but especially near the coast. In 

 some works it is mentioned that this species also belongs to China, 

 but Dr. H. Mayr considers it doubtful whether this Pine is to be 

 found in China. 



Seems to be hardy. 



The following extract from Siebold's " Flora Japonica " gives a 

 highly interesting description of a practice peculiar to Japanese horti- 

 culture, which appears to have been in vogue for many years, probably 

 for centuries past : "The art of the Japanese gardener has exhausted 

 itself in the cultivation of this Pine and Fiaus densifiora. They clip 

 and cut them in all manner of ways ; they stretch out the branches like 

 a fan, upon horizontal espaliers, or give to the branches the form of a 

 flat plate. In that artiScial culture extremes meet — surprise is equally 

 sought to be gained by specimens of immense extent as by others reduced 

 to the most minute dimensions." During Siebold's sojourn at Osaka he 

 went to see the celebrated Pine before the Naniwaja Tea-house, of 

 which the branches, artificially extended, have a circuit of 135 paces. 

 Another remarkable instance of this artificial cultivation was seen by 



