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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

PART III.

7 ft. high. In its general appearance, it resembles P. Sabininna; but it isreadily distinguished from that species by the upright character of its foliage.Both species have the buds of the same ‘2117

form and colour; the leaves of the samebeautiful glaucous hue in every stage oftheir growth; the young shoots coveredwith a violet glaucous bloom, like those ofP. inops and P. mitis; and both retaintheir leaves till the summer of the thirdyear. The colour and form of the seeds inthe two kinds’are exactly the same; but thelarger cone has the smaller seeds. To us, itappears that they are only varieties of onespecies ; but, if they are so, they are as wellworth keeping distinct as any species what-ever. They may, indeed, be described as ofsurpassing beauty; and, what adds greatlyto their value, they appear to be quitehardy.

1 22. P. longifo'lia Roxb. The long-leaved Indian Pine.

Identification. Lamb. Pin., ed. 2., 1. t. 26, 27. ; Royle Must.; Lawson’s Manual, p. 355. j Bon Jard.,ed. 1837, p. 976.

Engravings. Lamb. Pin., ed. 2., 1. t. 26,27. j Royle Must., t. 85. f. 2.; out fig. 2151., to our usualscale, and figs. 2118. to 2150., of the natural size, from Royle and Lambert, and from Dropmorespecimens.

Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves in threes, very long and slender, pendulous; sheathslong. Cones ovate-oblong. Scales elevated at the apex, very thick, re-curved. ( Lamb. Pin.) Buds, in the Dropmore specimens (see Jig. 2148.),from 1 in. to If in. long, and nearly Jin. broad; covered withdry scales at the lower part, and abortive leaves; swellingtowards the upper part, and concavely acuminate; white, woolly,and entirely without resin. Leaves (see Jig. 2150.) 1 ft. inlength; sheaths f in. long, white, chaffy, and lacerated. Cone (see Jig. 2150.) from 5in. to 54 in. long, and 2Jin. to 2) in.broad; scale, according to Mr. Lambert’s plate (see Jig. 2149.),from 1J in. to 2 in. in length. Seed, without the wing, J in. long;with the wing, If in. Cotyledons, according to Lawson, about12. Native of Nepal , and requiring protection in England.

Description, fyc. A tree, growing, in Nepal , to the height of

100 ft. or upwards, with few, short, and remotely verticillate

branches. The leaves are of a vividgreen, disposed in spiral rows roundthe young wood; and they vary inlength from 9 in. to 18 in.; theyare very slender, generally pendulous,and channeled so as to appear trian-gular in the section. They are ser-rated on the margins, and imperfectlyscabrous throughout. Sheaths lessthan 1 in. in length, delicate, andlacerated at their margins. Male cat-kins crowded round the base of theyoung shoots, pointing upwards; cy-lindrical, and about 1 in. in length.Young cones globose, with stalks,and erect; mature cones less thanone half the length of the leaves;oblong-ovate, and dark brown; outer