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roundish. Buds, on young trees ( s e e /g . 182i.), from ^ in. to fin.
long, ^ in. broad, pointed, brown, and covered with resin; on the
full-grown trees at Dropmore as in j%. 1822. Leaves (see fig.
1823.) from 3 ^ in. to 4 ^ in. long; sheath fin . long, white at first,
and afterwards becoming darker, but scarcely black. Cones from
21-in. to Sin. long, and from I fin . to l^ in . broad; scales Ifin,
long, terminating in depressed quadrilateral pyramids, ending in a
prickle, pointing outwards. Seed little more than f in . long; but,
with the wing, from f in . to fin . long. Cotyledons, ?. A large tree.
New England to Virginia ; in light, friable, and sandy soils. Height
70 ft. to 80 ft. Introduced in 1759. It flowers in May, and the
cones are produced in the autumn of the second year.
Vanety. According to Mr. Lambert, P. T . «lopecurdídea Jit. is a varietv
of P. rígida, characterised by its much shorter and stouter leaves, and its
ovate-oblong, much narrower, and aggregated cones. (Lantd. Fin., ed. 2,,
no. 17.) We have, however,
placed it under P. serótina.
The pitch pine, in America,
Michaux informs us, varies, according
to soil and situation,
from 12 or 15 feet to 70 or 80
feet in height. “ The buds are
always resinous ; and its triple
Jeaves vary in length from Ifin .
'to 7 in. according to the degree
of moisture in the soil. The
male catkins are 1 in. long,
straight, and winged, like those
of tile pond pine (P. serótina).
The size of the-cones depends
on the natnre of the soil, and
varies from less than 1 in. to
more than 3 in. in length ; they
are of a pyramidal shape, and
1823. « . ripida.
each scale is pointed with an acute prickle of about yuin. long. Whenever
these trees grow in masses, the cones are dispersed singly over the branches;
and they shed their seeds the first autumn after they are mature ; but, on
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solitary trees, the cones are collected in groups of four, five, or even a larger
number, and will remain on the trees closed for several years. In British
gardens, the tree is of as rapid growth as P. Pie'da or P. púngens.
f 20. P. ( s .) F ra s e r / Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836. Fraser’s Pine.
There is a tree bearing this name in the Hackney arboretum, which in
18«, was upwards of 13 ft. high, with 3 leaves in a sheath, ami pendulous
branches reaching to tlie ground. The leaves and young shoots have every
appearance of tliose of P. rígida; and, though the tree has not yet borne cones,
we have little doubt of its belonging to that species. The plant was received
from the Liverpool Botanic Garden in 1820.
? 21. P. (ii.J sg ro 'tin a Mic/i.r. The late, or Pvud, Pine.
Identificaiion. Michx. Fl. Amer. Bov., 2. p. 205. ; N. Amer. Syl., 3. p. 148. ; Pursh Sept. 2 p 643
Synonyme. ? P- 2'ifi'da wlopecuroidea J fr. Hori. iCrtw. ed. 2., 5. p. 317 y > • p-
E n g ram g i Michx. N. Amer. Syl., 3. t, 142.; Lamb. Pin., ed. 2., 1. t. 18. ; the plate of this tree
in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. vm. ; our fig . ] 826. to our usual scale ; and figs. 1825 to 1827 of
the natural size, from the Horticultural Society and Dropmore specimens, and from Michaux.'
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves in threes, very long. Male catkins
erect, incumbent. Cones ovate ; scales having very small
mucros. Buds, on young trees (see Jig. 1824,), from
^ i n . to ^ i n . in length, and from -^ in . to ¿in,
in breadtli; conical, dark brown, and very resinous ;
buds on old trees as in Jig^ 1825. Leaves (see Jig. '
1827.), in the Dropmore specimens, from 4in. to
6 in. long; in Michaux’s figure, upwards of 8 in. long.
Cones 2 L or 3 inches long, and l | or 2 inches broad;
egg-shaped; scales ¿in. long, and f in . broad, with
the apex depressed, and terminating in a slender
^ priekie. Seed very small; with the wing, from f in.
to I-in. in length. Cotyledons,?. The cones and
leaves of the trees of this name at Dropmore, and
the circumstance of there heing trees at Pain’s Hill with
cones of different sizes and shapes, but all on three-leaved
pines, and all evidently of the P ^ ’da family, induce us to
believe that P. rígida and P. serótina are only different jgas. p .&,
forms of the same species. A middle-sized tree. New
Jersey to Carolina, on the edges of ponds, and
in swamps. Height 30 ft. to 40 ft. Introduced
in 1713. It flowers in May, and the cones are
ripened in the autumn of the second year, but
do not shed their seeds till the third or fourth
year, whence the specific name.
The tree has a branchy trunk, from 15 in. to
18 in. in diameter, and in America it rarely
exceeds from 35 ft. to 40 ft. in height. The
timber consists chiefly of sap wood, and is
of very little use except for fuel. The leaves
are generally 5 or 6 inches long, and sometimes
more. The male catkins are straight,
and about ^ in. long. The cones are commonly
in pairs, and opposite to each other ; they are
about 2 L in. long, nearly 2 in. in diameter, and
egg-shaped ; the scales are rounded at their extremities,
and armed with fine short prickles,
which are easily broken off, so that in some cases
no vestiges are left of their existence. This,
like the other kinds of P. I ’ae'da, forms an interesting
addition to tiie pinetum, growing freely
at Syon, Pain’s Hill, and Dropmore.
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