CHAP. CXIII.

coni'fer®. pj'nus.

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without wings, and having, probably from abortion, a very hardshell, containing an eatable, oily, white kernel, agreeable to thetaste. Cotyledons 11 to 13 (see Jig. 2189.}. A native of Swit-zerland and Siberia ; flowering in May, and ripening its cones inthe November of the following year. Introduced in 1746.

Varieties.

1 P. C. 1 sibirica; P. Cbnbra Lodd. Cat. , ed. 1837; Kedr,

Pall .; Cedar of some authors; the Siberian Stone Pine,or Siberian Cedar, Hort. — The cones are said to belonger, and the scales larger, than in the Swiss variety;the leaves are, also, rather shorter; and the plant is ofmuch slower growth in England. According to Pallas,this is a lofty tree, and not found beyond the Lena. Ingeneral appearance, it resembles P. sylv&tris, but is moretufted, from the branches being thinner, and from thenumber and length of the persistent leaves. Trunk 2189straight, often 120 ft. high, and 3 ft. in diameter near the base;in old trees, naked till near the top. Bark smoother, greyer, and

more resinous than in P. sylvestris . Branches commonly disposed3 or 4 in a whorl, sometimes scattered, more slender and spreadingthan in the Scotch pine; covered with a greyish ash-colouredfurrowed bark, marked by the cicatrices of the fallen leaves. Leaves7 h 3