EVERGREEN TREES AND SHRUBS. 537 
latter at Westchester, Pa. It is said to develop a straggling habit 
in this country, and its beauty as a tree is more doubtful than its 
hardiness. Probably suited to regions south of Washington. 
The Italian Cluster Pine. P. pinaster . — This tree, famous 
for its gardenesque effect in Italian scenery, has not proved hardy 
in the northern States. Though frequently grown for many years 
in open ground, it always succumbs to the climate before it arrives 
at maturity. It flourishes best on the shores of the Mediterranean 
Sea, where it rises to the height of sixty to seventy feet, and forms 
a peculiarly flattened tabular top, often represented in pictures of 
Italian scenery. 
The Italian Stone Pine. P. pinea . — This tree resembles the 
preceding, but is of lower stature and more globular form. We 
have not heard whether it has been acclimatized in the southern 
States, but it is certainly too tender for the northern. There are 
many varieties in Europe, some of which attain dimensions equal to 
the cluster pine. 
The Chinese Lace-bark Pine. P. bimgeana . — A middle-sized 
tree found in the extreme north of China, which is much grown in 
pots on the island of Chusan. From the fact that it has been 
chosen for that kind of petting and dwarfing, it may be inferred 
that it has some interesting peculiarities. Reported perfectly 
hardy. 
CoREAN Seacoast Pine. P. koraiensis.—A dwarf species 
growing near the sea on the peninsula of Corea, in China, and in 
Japanese gardens, where it rarely exceeds twelve or fourteen feet in 
height. From the fact that it is valued in Chinese and Japanese 
gardens, and reported quite hardy, it is probably a handsome tree, 
and should be tested by large collectors. 
