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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

PART III.

was 4 ft. 6 in. high, fig. 2143. is a portrait, to a scale of 1 in. to 4 ft. Thereis a plant at Dropmore, which, in 1837, was 5 ft. 6 in. high. The speciesappears to be as hardy as the pinaster.

I 21. P. (S.) Cou'lter/ D. Don. Coulter’s, or the great hooked, Pine.

Identification. Don in Lin. Trans., 17. p. 440.; Lamb. Pin., 3. t. 83.

Si/nonymes. P. Sabinidna var. Hort. ; P. macroc&rpa Lindl. MS.

Engravings. Lamb. Pin., 3. t. 83.; our fig. 2146. from Lambert, fig. 2141. from the dried cone in theHorticultural Society’s herbarium, and figs. 2144. and 2145. from the young plants in the Horticul-tural Society’s Garden.

Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves in threes, very long, compressed; sheathsragged. Cones oblong, solitary, very large ; scales wedge-shaped,with the apex elongated, thickened, lanceolate, mucronate, com-pressed, hooked. ( D. Don.) Buds, on the tree in the Horticul-tural Society’s Garden {see fig. 2144.), 1 in. long, and from fin.to fin. broad; conical, pointed, convex on the sides, imbri-cated ; the scales of the buds adpressed, brown, and not coveredwith resin. Leaves of the young plants 9 in. long, and of the driedspecimens in the herbarium of the Horticultural Society, upwardsof lOin. long; of the same glaucous hue as those of P. Sabin-idna, but not turned downwards at any stage of their growth.

Cones {see fig. 2146., to our usual scale) sent home by Douglas1 ft. in length, and 6 in. in breadth ; scales of the cones 3 in. long,and from lfin. to U in. broad. Scales (seefig. 2141. c) from3 Jin. to 4 in. long, and from ljin. to If in. broad; in fig. 2146., at a, afront view of the hook of the scale is given, of the natural size. Seed(see fig. 2141. a) brown, flattish, from J in. to f in. in length, and f in. inbreadth, without the wing; with the wing, 1 in. in length; wing stiff, lightbrown, and nearly encompassing the seed. Cotyledons, ? The seed of P.Sabinidrca is much larger than that of P. Coulters', as shown at a in the samefigure. Shoots of the current year covered with a violet-coloured glaucousbloom, like those of P. inops, but darker. Native of California, on mountains.'

2144

Description. A large strong-growinBark brownish. Branches large; toptubercled from the callous bases ofthe stipular scales; about 1 in. in thick-ness. Leaves in threes, rarely in foursor fives, about 9 in. long, incurved,somewhat compressed, mucronate ; 2-furrowed above, flattish beneath, slight-ly serrated or the margin, and on theelevated line along the middle; sheaths1 i in. long, about the thickness of acrow-quill, swelling at the tips. Scalesof the stipules ovate-lanceolate, acumi-nate, cartilaginous, bright brown, shin-ing, adpressed; margin scarious, white,thread-like, and torn; with the lowerones shorter,and keel-shaped. Stipuleslarger, much acuminated, hooded at thebase, callous, indurated, and persistent.All the cones large, conical-oblong, 1 ft.and more in length, 6 in. in diameternear the middle, and weighing about41b. Scales wedge-shaped, elongatedat the apex, lanceolate, mucronate,compressed on both sides, obsoletelyvery thick, indurated, smooth, shining,to 3in. long; the lower ones longer

g tree, from 80 ft. to 100 ft. high.,spreading. Branchlets knotted, and

/ 2145

quadrangular, incurved and hooked,brownish, acute at the margin, 1 in.deflexed, and spreading. {Lamb.)