. 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. P, Hamvfegii. Identification. Lindl. in Bot. Reg., M. Chron., 1839, No. 9S. i Penny Cyc, vol. 18. Engravings, OurJ^a. 1875. and 1876. from speci- mens sent home by Hartweg. Spec. Char., 8[C. Leaves in fours; secondary narrowest, primary mem- branaceous, elongate, scarious. Cones pendulou
. 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. P, Hamvfegii. Identification. Lindl. in Bot. Reg., M. Chron., 1839, No. 9S. i Penny Cyc, vol. 18. Engravings, OurJ^a. 1875. and 1876. from speci- mens sent home by Hartweg. Spec. Char., 8[C. Leaves in fours; secondary narrowest, primary mem- branaceous, elongate, scarious. Cones pendulous, oblong, obtuse, aggregate. Scales transverse at apex, depressed in middle, umbo- nate, and carinate ; umbo straight androunded. Seeds roundish, wedge- shaped, four times shorter than the testaceous wing. (Lindl.) A tree. Mexico, on the Campanario, be- ginning to appear where the oyamel, or j^'bies religiosa, ceases to grow, about 9000 ft. above the sea. Height 40 &. to 50 ft. Introduced in 1839, by cones sent home by Hai'tweg, from which many plants have been since raised. The leaves are almost invariably in foiu-s, and are rather more than 6 in. in length. 1 40. P. I>KrONlA''NA Lindl. The Duke of Devonshire's Pine. Idenliflcatim. Lindl. in Bot. Reg., M. Chron., 1839, No. 96.; Penny Cyc, vol. 18. Synonymes. Pino bianco, or P. real, q^ iAe MeOTcams. Engravings. Oaxjigs. 1877,1878. from specimens sent home by Hartweg. Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves in fives, very long. Branches very thick. Cones pendu- lous, solitary, curved, ob- tuse. Scales rounded at apex, rhomboidal with a slightly elevated transverse line, dull pearly grey, ab- ruptly umbonate in middle, obtuse, smooth. Seeds ob- ovate, five times shorter than the blackish wing. {Lindl.') A large tree. Mexico, on the Ocotillo, between Real del Monte and Regla. Height 60 ft. to 80 ft. Introduced in 1839, by cones sent home by Hartweg, from which numerous plants have been since raised. The cones are from 9 in. to 10 in. lo
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