26. PINUS CANADENSIS.
CANADA PINE.
P" " S CANA“ S’ solitariis planis denticuktis subdistichis, strobilis oyatis terminalibus vix
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P. canadensis. Linn. Sp. PI. 1421. Sola2 MSS. Ait. W * . 3 . 370 . Du Roi. Harbk. ed. Pott. 2.
P. Abies americana. Marsh. Arb. Amer. 103.
Habitat in Canada.
FI. Maio.
D E SC R IP T IO .
A ''10: ; f a c i e Taxi bacciferae. Folia linearia, plana, tenuia, brevia, obsolete denticulata
subtus glaucescentia, subdisticha. Amenta masoula axillaria, pauciflora, brevissima, et fere capitate’
ong'us pedunculate; anthcrarum crista reniformis, apiee mucronulata: feenunea terminalia soli ’
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P. canadensis bears a great resemblance to the common Yew, but it is less stiff in it, 1 r , ,
therefore much handsomer. The trunk acquires large dimensions in its natiye country buttM
has not been cultivated long enough to arrive at any great size in England. T t T ^ r e “ ' 7 7
and about the size of a common hazel nut. m e a».« are oval, pointed,
T his species is not so often met with as might be exnectcd u c ,
,3 b , the late Mr. Peter Co.linson, at Mill Hi„, where a \ r g e tree
EXPLANATION OF TAB. 32.
The specunen in the plate was procured from the Royal Gardens at Kew.
a, A. Male Catkin.
B, B. Antherae.
c. Ripe Cone.
d, d. Scales of the same.
e. Seed.
f, F. Leaves.