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scription of calcareous soil. With respect to elevation, though it will endurethe sea breeze, it will not grow, in England, much above the level of the sea.In Hampshire , at Muddiford, near Christchurch, which, in 1830, was one of thehandsomest and best kept small places in England, there are some remarkablyfine pinasters, growing so near the sea, that the salt water must have access totheir roots. It is propagated by seeds, which may be procured in any quantity,and at a moderate price, from Bordeaux . Seeds are also ripened in several partsof England ; and many trees, as we have already observed (p. 2219.), have beenraised from them. The cones, which ripen in the August or September ofthe second year, may be gathered in October and November, and spread on afloor, under cover, to the thickness of 2 ft. or 3 ft.; and, during inclementweather in winter, women and children may be employed to take out theseeds. The first process consists in throwing the cones into boiling waterfor a few seconds, to soften the turpentine which glues the scales together;immediately afterwards, upon their beginning to snap or crackle, they shouldbe taken out, otherwise the water gets to the seed and injures it. Everyknob or scale is then separated with the point of a knife, and the seed iseasily taken out. The time of sowing the seeds is April, and the coveringfrom l in. to | in. When it is intended to plant this species on a largescale, the sooner the young plants are moved to where they are finally toremain, the better ; but in nurseries, where there is only a demand for them insmall quantities, they are best kept in pots.

Statistics. Ylnus Yindster in England. In the Environs of London . At Fufham Palace, 150 yearsold, it is 80ft high, the diameter of the trunk 4 ft., and of the head 30ft.; the girt of this tree, in1793, was 10 ft. ; and in 1837, 12 ft. (See p. 43) At York House, Twickenham, it is 42 ft. high,the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 6 in., and of the head 33 ft. At Abercorn Priory, Stanmore , it is 60 fthigh ; and at Syon are several 60 ft. high. — South of London. In Cornwall , at Carclew, it is 82 fthigh, diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 6 in., and of the head 50 ft. In Hampshire , at Testwood, 70 yearsplanted, it is 53ft. high. In Surrey, at Oakham , 33 years planted, it 3s 45 ft. high; at BarwoodPark, it is 50 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 4 it. 6 in., and of the head 60 ft.; at Deepdene, 9 yearsplanted, it is 10 ft. high. — North of London . In Berkshire, at BearWood, 14 years planted, it is 26 ft.high; at White Knights, 35 years planted, it is 45 ft. high. In Durham , at Southend, 40 yearsplanted, it is 60ft. high, with a trunk 3ft. in diameter. In Leicestershire , at Elvaston Castle, 33years planted, it is 40 ft. high. In Nottinghamshire , at Clumber Park, it is 60 ft. high, the diameterof the trunk 3 ft. 6 in., and of the head 20 ft. In Pembrokeshire, at Stackpole Court, 35 years planted,it is 40 ft. high. In Radnorshire, at Macslaugh Castle, it is 48 ft. high, with a trunk 1 ft. 10 in. indiameter. In Staffordshire, at Teddesley Park, 8 years planted, it is 16ft. high ; in the HandsworthNursery, 6 years planted, it is 12 ft. high. In Suffolk , at Finborough Hall, 15 years planted, it is25 ft. high ; at Ampton Hall, 12 years planted, it is 22 ft. high. In Worcestershire , at Hagley, is onewith a trunk 4 ft. in diameter ; at Croome, 70 years planted, it is 90 ft. high, the diameter of thetrunk 2 ft. 4in., and of the head 20 ft.

Ylnus Yindster in Scotland. South of Edinburgh . In Berwickshire, at the Hirsel, 20 years planted,it is 25 ft- high. In Haddingtonshire , at Tynninghame, it is 46 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk2 ft., and of the head 32 ft—North of Edinburgh. In the Isle of Bute , at Mount Stewart, 10 yearsplanted, it is 17 ft. high. In Ross>shire, at Brahan Castle, it is 35 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk

1 ft. 6 in., and of the head 36 ft.

Phjhj Yindster in Ireland. At Dublin , in the Glasnevin Botanic Garden, 35 years planted, it is15 ft. high. In Kilkenny , at Woodstock, 80 years planted, it is 72 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk

2 ft. 9 in., and of the head 18 ft In Down, at Mount Stewart, 50 years planted, it is 46ft. high. InGalway , at Code, it is 46 ft. high.

Plnws Yindster in Foreign Countries. In France, in the park of Clervaux , 44 years planted, it is82 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft 6 in., and of the head 52 ft. In Bavaria , in the BotanicGarden, Munich, 18 years planted, it is 15 ft. high. In Austria, at Vienna, in Rosenthal’s Nursery ,25 years planted, it is 30 ft. high. At Briick on the Leytha, 40 years planted, it is 80 ft. high.In Italy , at Monza, 2-1 years planted, it is 45 ft high.

Commercial Statistics. Seeds, in London , are 3s. per lb; one year’s seedlingplants are 10.?. per thousand, and one year transplanted 25s. per thousand;and plants in pots are Is. 6 d. each. At Bollwyller, plants are 1 franc each; andat New York , 1 dollar.

t 13. P. Pi'nea L. The Stone Pine.

Identification. Lin. Sp. PI., 1419. ; Mill. Diet. , No. 2.; Hunt. Evel. Syl., p. 266. : Vill. Dauph., 3.p.806.; Lamb . Pin,, ed. 2., 1. 1.10, 11.; N. Du Ham., 5. p. 2421.; Ait Hort Kew., ed. 3.,S. p. 368. jWilld. Berol. Baumz., p. 209.; Michx. N. Amer. Syl., 3. p. 116.; Hayne Dend., p. 341.; Lawson’sManual, p. 341.; Bon Jard., 1837, p. 974 .; Lodd. Cat, ed. 1836.

Synonymes. P. saliva Bank. Pin., p. 491., Black to., 1189., Du Ham. Arb., 2. p. 125.; P. dom^sticaMatth. Comm., 87., Tabern. lc., 936.; Pin Pignon, Pin bon, Pin cultivt-, Pin Pinier, Fr. Geneiss-bere Fichte, Ger.

Engravings. Blackw., 1189.; Du Ham. Arb., 2. t. 27. ; Tabern. Ic.,936. j Lamb . Pin., 1.1.10,11- >N. Du Ham., 5. t 72. f. 3.; Poit. et Turp., t. 125.; Michx. N. Amer. Syl., 3. 1.135.; our Jig. 2109-,to our usual scale ;Jigs. 2106. to 2108., of the natural size, from Dropmore and White Knights;and the plate of this tree in our last Volume.