THE AUSTRIAN PINE. 
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longer branches, and denser foliage. The leaves, which vary 
from three to five inches in length, are sheathed in pairs, convex 
on the outer side, rigid, glossy, dark green, and with toothed 
Austrian Pine. 
margins. The cone is conical (!), with a rounded base, two to 
three inches in length, and its position on the branch is almost 
horizontal, the scales somewhat similar to those of the Scots 
Pine, but with stronger bosses, and of a yellowish-brown colour. 
