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The Silver Pine-Tree. 
THE Twig of this Tree (fee the Fig. Lit. A) had 
a great many Leaves let round it very clofetoone 
another, To as to hide the Twig its felf there where 
they grow, each of the largeft: of them being about Four 
Inches long, and \ of an Inch broad in the middle where 
broadeft, from whence they decreafe towards both 
Extreams ending in a Point, being like thofe of the 
Ofier Willow, only broader, and all cover'd over with 
the thickeft, fineft, and longeft white filken Hair or 
Down that ever any Plant I remember to have feeii 
has. The Cones ("fee the Fig. lit. B) are of the big- 
neft of thofe of the Cedars of Lebanon , and of the 
feme fliape the Cuticula or fmall Skin of each Scale, be- 
ing cover'd over with a white fliort Down or Wool, fhi- 
ning alfo like Silk. Between the Scales is lodged the 
Seed, (fee the Fig. lit. C ) which is almoft as large as 
the Pine- Nut, near the fame fliape, of a dark brown 
Colour, and having a rifing eminent Line or Belly run- 
ning through the middle of it from end to end. This 
Seed lies in a thin reddifh brown Membrane, which has 
on its top Four Feathers like thofe belonging to the 
Seeds of Clematis y which being between the Scales, and 
rifing above them, adds a very great Beauty to the Cone, 
and may likewife fervefor Wings by means of the Wind 
to loofen or carry the Seeds to diftant places, thereby 
propagating its felf. The Seed with its Membrane and 
Wings is well expreffed in the Fig. lit. D. 
This grows at the Cape of Good-hope, where I am 
aflured by Mr. fames Pettiver, that it is planted by the 
Dutch in their Famous Garden, beingthought one of its 
greateft Ornaments. 
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