240 THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION, January 6, 1857. 
PINUS MONTEZUMiE. 
Found by Air. Hartweg on the mountains of Mexico, near 
Ajusco, forming a tree forty feet high. 
Leaves in fives, from three to four inches in length (on 
the wild specimens), rather stout, very rigid, triquetrous, ! 
rough at the angles, thickly set upon the young branches, | 
and supported by long, sharp-pointed, brown scales at the 
base of each sheath. They are of a dark-green colour and 
much resemble those of Pinus pinea. Sheaths persistent, 
nearly half an inch in length, and rather rough ; seed-leaves 
on the young plants from six to eight in number. Branches 
few, very irregular, rather stout and twisted; bark very 
rough, particularly on the young wood, which is covered 
with numerous long, broad, sharp-pointed scales. Buds 
few, imbricated, non-resinous, and rather 
lengthened. Cones in clusters of three or 
four together, but frequently single, mostly 
incurved, nearly horizontal, from four to 
five inches in length, and one inch and 
three quarters in the broadest part, which 
is near the middle, then tapering to both 
ends, but especially towards the point, 
which is rather small. Scales small and 
nearly equal in size, from sixteen to 
eighteen in depth, slightly elevated, and 
armed with a small prickle when young. 
Seeds small and winged. 
This Pine is very distinct, both iu cones 
and leaves, from the plant formerly dis¬ 
tributed by the Society under the name of 
Finns Montezuma, and of which Air. 
Loudon published an account in his last 
edition of the Arboretum Britannicnm, under 
the name of Finns Montezuma Lindleyi, 
he regarding it as different from the plant 
previously published by Air. Lambert under 
the name of Pinus Montezuma. 
It answers very well to the description 
of Pinus Montezuma by Mr. Lambert, as 
quoted by Loudon; but the latter differs in 
the cones, which are said to be nine inches 
long, whereas those received from Air. 
Hartweg are only half that length. But 
Air. Lambert’s account seems to have 
been partly drawn up from report, as is 
evident from his stating in one place that 
his Pinus Montezuma has cones nine 
inches in length, and in another place that 
they are nearly six inches long, that is to 
say, twice as long as those of Swartz’s 
Pinus occidentalis. I do not, therefore, 
attribute importance to this discrepancy. 
Pinus occidentalis, with five very long, 
rough, slender leaves, must be near P. Icio- 
phylla. — George Gordon. — ( Horticul¬ 
tural Society's Journal.) 
[Pinus Montezuma is usually considered 
tender, but we are informed, that it has 
been found hardy in Bedfordshire, Hert¬ 
fordshire, and Devonshire, and that there 
is a magnificent specimen in the Pinetum 
of W. R. Baker, Esq., at Bayfordbury.— 
Ed. C. G.] 
CHANGES IN THE DOUBLE-WHITE CHINESE 
PRIA1ROSE. 
It may be of service to some of the readers of The Cot¬ 
tage Gardener to know that the double-white Chinese 
Primrose does not always, at first, come double from cut¬ 
tings. Last spring I had only one plant of the double 
variety, and being anxious to multiply my stock I took eight 
cuttings of the old plant, and every one of them took root, 
and made nice little plants by the end of August; but, to 
my great disappointment, every one of them, as they came 
in bloom, was single. This I could not account for, as I was 
perfectly sure that I took the cuttings from the double plant, 
although it was not in bloom at the time, being the month 
of April. I was about to consign them all to the rubbish- 
heap when the idea struck me that they might turn double 
again. 
I have read of double Violets, turned out of pots into the 
open border, becoming single, but never read of any turning 
double again. However, as the season advanced my Pri¬ 
mulas showed a little tendency to be double. This put new 
life in me. I cut all blooms off as they appeared till the be¬ 
ginning of December, and now, to my great satisfaction, 
there are five of them with flowers equally as double as the 
parent they all came from. The other three are all single, 
not being such strong plants. I hope they will take a step 
in the right direction towards the latter end of January.— 
Cymro am Bith. 
A1EMORANDA RELATING TO THE CULTI¬ 
VATION OF A1ELONS. 
By John Wileiams, Esq., C.AI.H.S. 
(Communicated with a Green-fleshed Alelon, weighing 
2 lbs. 11 ozs., and a Cabul Alelon, weighing 2 lbs. 5 ozs. 
Oct. 14, 1845.) 
I have desired my gardener to send up a Alelon or two 
ripened in my frame, the south end of which is open to the 
outward air night and day, except that it has some fly-wire 
screen, the wires being very close together and painted 
