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violet-coloured glaucous bloom of the shoots. (See p. 2195.) As P. mitishas frequently three leaves, it may possibly belong to this section, butits buds are scaly, and not resinous.
i 16. P. Tm'da L. The Frankincense, or Loblolly, Pine.
Identification. Lin. Sp. PI., 1419. ; Syst., ed. Reich., 4. p 173.; Ait. Hort. Kew., 3. p. 368.; Michx.N. Amer. Syi., 3. p. 155.; Lamb. Pin., 1. 1.15.; Pursh FI. Amer. Sept., 2 p. 644.; N. Du Ham., 5.p. 245.; Hayne Dend., p. 174.; Lawson’s Manual, p. 351.: Bon Jard., 1837, p. 975.: Lodd. Cat. ,ed. 18S6.
Synonytnes. P. folds t£mis Gron. Virg . y 152.; P. virgini&na tenuifblia tripilis Pink. AIm. y 297.;White Pine, at Petersburg and Richmond, in Virginia ; Oldfield Pine, Amer. ; Pin de l’Encens, Fr.
Engravings. Lamb. Pin., ed. 2., 1. 1.15.; N. Du Ham., t.75. t. 2.; Michx. N. Amer. Syl., t. 143. ;our fig. 2121., to our usual scale; and figs. 2118. to 2120., of the natural size, from the Horticul-tural Society, Dropmore, and Syon specimens.
Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves in threes, elongated. Cones often in pairs, shorterthan the leaves; oblong, pyramidal, somewhat truncate atthe apex; scales wdth sharp prickles, turned inwards. Crestof the. anthers rounded. (Lois.) Buds, on young trees (see'fig. 2118.), Jin.long, and Jin.broad; pointed,with straightsides; brownishred, and morecovered with re-sin than anyother species,except P. Bankshi««. Budson the full-grown tree at Sy-on,asin fig. 2120. Leaves(seefig. 2119.) from 5Jin.to 5J in. long, rigid, bluntlypointed, channeled in themiddle, with sheaths fromf in. to 1 in. long; brown,and faintly ringed. Cones3Jin. to 4Jin. long, andfrom If in. to 2 in. broad;scales 1J in. long. Seedsmall; with the wing, 1-nrin-long. In the climate ofLondon , the tree flowersin May, but in Carolina itflowers in April. Thecones ripen in the Au-gust of the second year.
Variety.
t P. T. 2 a lopecuroideaAit. Hort. Kew.,ed. 2., v. p. 317.,the Fox-tail Frank-incense Pine, is saidto have the leavesspreading, and moresquarrose than thespecies. There isa plant of this namein the Horticultu-ral Society’s Gar-den, which, 8 years planted, is 10ft. high; but it does not appeardifferent from the species. Pursh is of opinion that this variety