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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

PART III.

but, as an ornamental object, all who have seen the tree, either at Dropmoreor in the Horticultural Society’s Garden, must allow that it is one of the finestof the silver firs. There are very handsome plants in the Horticultural So-ciety’s Garden, which, after being 6 years planted, were, in 1837, nearly 6 ft.high. At the Hendon Rectory, there are several plants in pots, from 3 ft.to 4 ft. high. Price of plants, in the London nurseries, 2 guineas each.These plants are generally raised from cuttings; but, notwithstanding this,they make apparently as good and as erect-growing plants as those raisedfrom seeds.

i 9. P. Pl'NDBOW Royle. The Pindrow, or tooth-leaved, Silver Fir.

Synonymes. Pinus Pindrow Royle Ill., t. 86., Lamb. Pin., 3. t. 92.; T&xus Lambertid«« Wall.

Cat. • Pindrow, and sometimes Morinda, in the Himalayas.

Engravings. Royle Ill., t. 86.} Lamb. Pin., 3. t 92. j our %. 2254. and 2255., from Royle.