. 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. 998 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 4 36. P. Gerardz^V^ Wall. Gerard's, or the short-leaved Nepal, Pine. Identification. Pin., ed. 2., 2. t. 79.; Koyle lUust., p. 35D.; Pin. Wob., p. 53. Synonymes. P. ^ebsa Govan ; eatabie-seeded Pine of the East Indies ; ? Chilghbza Elphinst
. 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. 998 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 4 36. P. Gerardz^V^ Wall. Gerard's, or the short-leaved Nepal, Pine. Identification. Pin., ed. 2., 2. t. 79.; Koyle lUust., p. 35D.; Pin. Wob., p. 53. Synonymes. P. ^ebsa Govan ; eatabie-seeded Pine of the East Indies ; ? Chilghbza ElphinstonCf on the autliority o{ lioyle Illust, p. 32.; the Neoza Pine, Penny Cyc, vol. 18, Engravings. Lamb. Pin., ed. 2., 2. t. 79.; Royle Illust., t. 86. f. 2.; Pia Wob., t. 19. ; and our Jig. 1871., from Royle, to our usual scale ; and^s. 1869. and 1870., the cone from Lambert, and the leaves from Royle, both of the natural size. Spec. Char., SfC. Leaves in threes, short; sheaths deciduous. Cones ovate-oblong; scales thick, blunt, and recurved at the apex. {Lamb. Pin.) Leaves, in Royle's figure, from 3^ in. to 5 in. in length ; sheaths imbricate, f in. in p. Getaxdiina, Cone 8 in. long, and nearly 5 in. broad. Seed |^in. long, and f in. broad ; cylindrical, pointed at both ends, and of a dark brown ; eatable, like those of the stone pine. Wings short. A middle-sized tree. Nepal, on the northern face of the Himalayas, at from 5,000 ft. to 10,000 ft. of elevation. Height 30 ft. to soft. Introduced ? 1830. Apparently tender in British 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 Claudius), 1783-1843; Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum. London : F. Warne & Co. ; New York : Scribner, Welford & Armstrong
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