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i., second se-ries, p. 509.pi. 20.; andoiir fig. 2102.to our usualscale, and fig.2101. to thenatural size.— This is alsoa very distinctvariety, butquite the op-posite of thelast; being astunted bulkyplant, withzigzag, close,and twiggybranches; andstanding ap-parently inthe same re-lation to P.

pi. 20.; andour fig. 2102.to our usualscale, and fig.2101. to thenatural size.— This is alsoa very distinctvariety, butquite the op-posite of the

parently in H lJNr i

the same re- Naif ; ^ .

lation to P. \ ij '^ > j \

characterises 2101

it is similar to

the pinaster; but it differs in the general habit of the tree, andin the form and position of the cones. In the common pinaster,the cones, of which there are generally 3 or 4 together, are situatedbehind the shoots of the whorl, and, in the mature state, point back-wards. In this obscure species the cone is single, and it universallyoccupies the place of the leading shoot, the side shoots being be-hind it. The necessary consequence of this mode of growth is,that the tree can have no regular leader, but each year one of theside shoots strengthens, and continues the growth for the ensuingseason ; the year following, the same process is repeated in anotherdirection, giving the stem of the tree a zigzag appearance, which itnever entirely loses.” The general appearance of the tree is that ofa short bushy pinaster; though there is nothing dwarfish or dis-