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This tree was discovered by Dr. Coulter, in what year is not stated; but, ifwe are correct (and Professor Don thinks we are) in considering it the sameas P. SabiniaW var., seeds and specimens were sent borne by Douglas in 1832,though unaccompanied by any description or historical particulars; his papers,which he had despatched by another ship, having been lost. Dr. Coulterfound it on the mountains of Santa Lucia, near the mission of San Antonio ,in lat. 36 °, within sight of the sea, and at an elevation of from 3000 ft. to■1000 ft. above its level. It was growing intermixed with P. Lambertiana,a nd rising to the height of from 80 ft. to 100 ft., with large, permanent,spreading branches, and a trunk 3 ft. or 4 ft. in diameter. Its leaves arebroader than those of any other pine; and the cones, which grow singly, arethe largest of all, being often more than 1ft. long, and 6 in. in diameter, andweighing about 4 lb. The spinous processes of the scales of the cone arevery strong, hooked, and compressed, 3 in. or 4 in. in length, and about thethickness of one’s finger; characters which essentially distinguish it from P.Sabinidraa. (J)on in Linn. Trans.) At the suggestion of Mr. Lambert, Pro-fessor Don named this species after Dr. Coulter (who appears to have dis-covered it about the same time as Douglas), “ who is no less distinguished forhis scientific acquirements, than for the excellent qualities of his mind.”Cones and specimens were sent home by Douglas in 1832, and plants weretiused from the seed in the following year; one of these in the HorticulturalSociety’s Garden, of which Jig. 2147. is a portrait, was, in September, 1837,