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mouth pine may have its beauty : its formality may bs concealed. A few ofits branches, hanging from a mass of heavier foliage, may appear light andfeathery, while its spiry head may often form an agreeable apex to a clump.”(For. Seen., i. p. 87.)

Soil, Situation, $c. We have already observed that the soil and situationfor this tree ought to be better than for most other species of pines. Seedsare procured in abundance; and the plants, when sown in spring, come upthe first year, and may be treated like those of the Scotch pine.

Statistics. In the Environs of London. At Whitton Place, there are many trees, the tallest ofwhich is 81 ft. 6 in. high, and the diameter of the trunk 4 ft.; at York House, Twickenham, it is 48 ft.high, the diameter of the trunk 1 ft. 6 in., and of the head 18 ft.; at Chiswick Villa, there are varioustrees, from 50 ft. to 60 ft. high j at Abercorn Priory, near Stanmore, it is 53 ft. high, diameter of the

trunk 1 ft. 9 in., and of the head 30 ft_South of London. In Dorsetshire, at Melbury Park, 40 years

old, it is 36 ft, high; at Compton House, 60 years old, it is 80 ft. high, with a trunk 3 ft. in diameter.In Hampshire, at Alresford, 41 years planted, it is 53 ft. high ; at Strathfieldsaye, it is 95 ft. high, witha trunk 4 ft. 6 in. in diameter. In Somersetshire, at Kingston, it is 95 ft. high, with a trunk 3 ft. indiameter. In Surrey, at Claremont, it is 60 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft., and of the headS6 ft.; at Deepdene, 10 years planted, it is 22ft. high. In Wiltshire, at Wardour Castle, 50 yearsplanted, it is 60 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 9 in., and of the head 57 ft._North of Lon-

don. In Bedfordshire, at South hill, it is 45 ft. high, with a trunk 2 ft. 6 in. in diameter. In Berkshire,at Bear Wood, 14 years planted, it is 30 ft. high. In Buckinghamshire, at Temple House, 40 yearsplanted, it is 50 ft. high. In Durham, at Southend, 40 years planted, it is 60 ft high ; at StanwickPark is one with a trunk 2 ft. in diameter. In Leicestershire, at Elvaston Castle, 33 years planted,it is 42 ft. high. I n Nottinghamshire, at Clumber Park, it is 54 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk2 ft. 6 in., and of the head 44 ft.; atWakefield Lodge, 12 years planted, it is 25 ft. high. In Shropshire, atWilley Park, 18 years planted, it is 28 ft. high. In Staffordshire, at Trentham, it is 50ft. high. InSuffolk, at Finborough Hall, 70 years planted, it is 70 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 6 in.,ami of the head 50 ft. In Warwickshire, at Coombe Abbey, 60 years planted, it is 60 ft. high ; the dia-meter of the trunk 3ft., and of the head 33 ft. In Yorkshire, at Grimston, 12 years planted, it is32 ft. high.

Plnus S trbbus in Scotland. In the Environs of Edinburgh. At Hopetoun House, it Is 50 ft.high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 10 in., and of the head 40 ft — South of Edinburgh. In Ayr-shire, at Dalquharran, 55 years planted, it is 68 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. In Berwick-shire, at the Hirsel, 20 years planted, it is 20ft. high. In Renfrewshire, at Erskine House, it is 55ft.high, with a trunk 2 ft. 4 in. in diameter. — North of Edinburgh. In Argyllshire, at Toward Castle,13 years planted, it is 20 ft. high. In Banffshire, at Gordon Castle, it is 48 ft. high, the diameter ofthe trunk 2 It. 6 in., and of the head 36 ft. In Clackmannanshire, in the garden of the Dollar Institu-tion, 12 years planted, it is 20 ft. high. In Forfarshire, at Kinnaird Castle, 45 years planted, it is 45 ft.high, the diameter of the trunk 1ft. 6 in.; at Courtachy Castle, 14 years planted, it is 15 ft high.In Inverness-shire, at Cowan, 30 years planted, it is 35 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 1 ft., and ofthe head 25 ft. In Stirlingshire, at Blair Drummond, 120 years old, it is 73 ft. high, the diameter ofthe trunk 2 ft. 6 in., and of the head 42 ft.; at Brucefield, it is 60 ft high, the diameter of the trunk

1 ft. 6 in., and of the head 30 ft.; at Callendar Park, 39 years planted, it is 45ft. high.

P'mus Strbbus in Ireland. In Down, at Ballyieady, 60 years planted, it is 46 ft. high. In Fer-managh, at Florence Court, 30 years planted, it is 55 ft. high. In Galway, at Code, it is 40 ft. high,the diameter of the trunk 2 ft.

Pbius S trdbus in Foreign Countries. In France, near Paris, at Beauvais, 30 years planted, itis 80ft high, the diameter of the trunk 3ft, and of the head 30 ft.; at Colombey, near Metz,70 years planted, it is 60 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft.; at M. Angot’s, 29 yearsplanted, it is 40 ft high j in the Park at Clervaux, 32 years planted, it is 71 ft high. In Hanover,at Harbcke, 10 years planted, it is 16 ft high ; at Schwdbber, 80 years planted, it is 100 ft high, thediameter of the trunk 3 ft. In Saxony, at Worlitz, 60 years planted, it is 80 ft. high, the diameterof the trunk 4 ft. 6 in., and of the head 40 ft. In Cassel, at Wilhelmshoe, 60 years old, it has a trunk4 ft. in diameter. In Bavaria, in the Botanic Garden at Munich, 18 years planted, it is 20 ft. high ;in the English Garden, 25 years planted, it is30ft.high. In Austria, atVienna, at Luxemburg, 30 yearsplanted, it is 25 ft. high ; in Rosenthal’s Nursery, 60 years planted, it is 40 ft. high ; at Hadersdorf,50 years planted, it is 40 ft. high ; at Brlick on the Leytha, 30 years planted, it is 40 ft. high- InPrussia, at Berlin, at Sans Souci, 45 years planted, it is 40ft. high; in the Pfauen Inset, 40 yearsplanted, it is 50 ft. high. In Italy, at Desio, near Monza, it is 70 ft high, the diameter of the trunk

2 ft. 6 in., and of the head 30 ft.

Commercial Statistics. Plants, in the London nurseries, are, per thousand,1 year’s seedlings, 8s.; 2 years’ seedlings, 12s.; 1 year’s transplanted, 20s.; andtransplanted plants from 9 in. to 12 in. high, 50s. At Bollwyller, plants arefrom 1 franc to 2 francs each; or, per hundred, 4 years old and transplanted,30s. At New York, plants are from; 50 cents to 75 cents, and as high as1 dollar each, according to their size.

5 40. P. (S .) exce'ls A Wallich. The lofty, or Bhotan, Pine.

Identification. Wall. PI. As. Rar., t. 201.; Lamb. Pin., 1. t. 33.; Royle Illust.; Lawson’s Manual, p. 363.Synonymes P. Dieksdnff Hort.; Chilla, or Chylla, Himalayas ; Kuel, Sirmone and Gurhwal j Lem-

shing, Bhotea ; Raesula, or King of the Firs, Hindostan.

Engravings. Wall. PI. As. Rar., t. 201.; Lamb. Pin., 1. t.33.'j our fig. 2199., to our usual scale ;

and^g-s’. 2197. and 2198, of the natural size, from Wallich, Lambert, and from living specimens.

Spec. Char., Syc. Leaves in fives, very long, and slender, loose. Crest of theanthers roundish, truncate; simple, lacerated. Cones cylindrical, smooth,pendulous, longer than the leaves. (Wall,') Buds, on the tree in the Hor-