pointed, leafy-like appendage. The ovula are constantly two, according to M. Pavon. Baron Langsdorfi the
Russian Consul General in the Brazils was so kind a* to send me ‘some years ago a few seeds of the
Brazilian Pine, from which I was fortunate in raising one plant, which is now eight feet high and very luxuriant.
It propagates freely by cuttings, and in that way I have obtained since, many young plants, from that tree.
Mr. Lee, some years ago, succeeded in raising several hundreds from seed, which he obtained from the Brazils,
several of them are now from six to eight feet high. He also received an entire cone, which I was not fortunate
enough to see; but from the description he gave me of it, it appears to have been of nearly the same shape
and size with the Chili Pine, and like it, drooping. The nuts seldom succeed when sown, unless those obtained
with the entire cone. They are sold asafi article of food in the streetsof Rio de Janeiro. The specimen from
which our drawing was taken is in the possession of Dr. Sims who kindly lent it me. It was collected in the
Brazils by Mr. Sello a naturalist in the service of the king of Prussia.
EXPLANATION OF TABLE 5.
A. Branch of the female tree, with two young cones.
B. Lea£