. 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. The violet colour of the shoots is peculiar to this species and to P. mitis, among the 2- and 3-leaved pines, but it occurs in the 4-leaved pines, in P. Sabiniona and P. Coulteri. The buds are resinous; and this matter very readily exudes, and incrusts the surface of the sections whereve
. 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. The violet colour of the shoots is peculiar to this species and to P. mitis, among the 2- and 3-leaved pines, but it occurs in the 4-leaved pines, in P. Sabiniona and P. Coulteri. The buds are resinous; and this matter very readily exudes, and incrusts the surface of the sections wherever a branch is cut off. At Dropmore, in warm weather during sunshine, the fragrance of the air in the neighbourhood of this tree is delight- fully balsamic. o^Sittki? t 13. P. pu'ngens Michx. The prickly-conerf, or Table Mountain, Pine. IdentificatioTi. Michx. Arb., I. p. 61. ; Pureh Fl. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 643.; Lamb. Pin., ed. 2., 17. Engravings. Lamb. Pin., ed. 2., 1. ; Michx. N. Amer. Syl., 3. t. 140.; our Jig. 1804. to our usual scale, and Jigs. 1803. and 1805. natural size, all from Dropmore specimens. Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves short, and thickly set. Cones top-shaped, very lai-ge, yellow. Scales with hard incurved prickles, thick, and broad at the base. (Michx.) Bud (^Jig. 1803.) from | in. to fin. long, and ^ in. broad; cylindrical, blunt at the point ; brownish, and covered with white resin; generally without small buds. Leaves (_/?g. 1805.) 2^ in. long, including the sheath, which has 4 or 5 rings; the leaves are much broader, and rather shorter and lighter, than those of P. (s.) pumilio, and tipped with a sharp point. Cone 3| in. long, and about 2J in. broad. Scale woody, and furnished with a strong awl-shaped hook, exceeding J in. in length. Seeds nearly as large as those of P. sylvestris, rough and black. Cotyledons from 6 to 8. ,804. ;ms. "O* .W" â â â â¢'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that m
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