. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. LXXVII. coni'fer^: pi^nus. loot young shoots are verv nearly 1 in. in diameter, and look very like those of Pi- was palustris. This noble species of pine, worthy of the princely patron of gar- dening in honour of whom it is named, it is thought will probably prove hardy in British garden
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. LXXVII. coni'fer^: pi^nus. loot young shoots are verv nearly 1 in. in diameter, and look very like those of Pi- was palustris. This noble species of pine, worthy of the princely patron of gar- dening in honour of whom it is named, it is thought will probably prove hardy in British gardens. * 41. P. 'RvssmAJA^NA. Lindl. Russell's, or the Duke of Bedford's, Pine. Identification. Lindl. in Bot. Reg. M. Chroa, 1839, No. 97. Engravings. Our figs, 1879. and 1880. from specimens sent home by Hartweg. Spec. Char., !fc. Leaves in fives, very long. Cones elongate, horizontal, slightly drooping, verti- cillate, straightish, sessile. Scales rhomboidal at the apex, pyramidal, straight, obtuse. Seeds oblong, four times shorter than their blackish wing. (Lindl.') A large tree. Mexico, on the road from San Pedro to San Pablo, near Real del Monte. Height, ?. In- troduced in 1839, by cones sent to the Hor- ticultural Society of London by Hartweg, which have been exten- sively distributed, and from which many plants have been raised. The cones are about 7 in. long, 1J in. broad at the base, and they termi- nate in a point j the scales are a little elevated, so as to form a small pyramid, with a somewhat promi- nent apex. The leaves are 7| length, with sheaths of upwards of 1 in. in length. A very noble spe- cies, worthy of the house of Russell, and of comme- morating the publication of the, Pineium Woburn- 1870. p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Loudon, J. C. (John Cl
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