. 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. 1871. P. Gerariliinii. Spec. Char., Src. Leaves in threes, rarely in twos, very slender. Male catkins short. Cones ovate ; scales truncate at the apex, without any point. Branches tubercled. Leaves squarrose, with stipular scales ; twin, or in threes, slender, spreading, semicylin- drica
. 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. 1871. P. Gerariliinii. Spec. Char., Src. Leaves in threes, rarely in twos, very slender. Male catkins short. Cones ovate ; scales truncate at the apex, without any point. Branches tubercled. Leaves squarrose, with stipular scales ; twin, or in threes, slender, spreading, semicylin- drical, mucronated, serrulated; grass green, 5 in. long; sheaths cylindrical, A in. long. INIale catkins numerous, somewhat verti- cillate, ^ in. long. Cones with very short footstalks, ovate, brownish, 2 in. long. Scales thick, woody, tetragonal at the apex, flattened, truncate, mutic. (Lamb.) Buds (see Jig. 1872.), in the Redleaf specimen, from y\^in. to -^in. in length, and about the same breadth ; bluntly pointed, with numerous fine scales of a brownish colour, and wholly without resin. Leaves from 5 in. to Si in. in length; three-sided, slender, straight, and about the same colour as those of P. Pinea. Sheaths from f in. to f in. long; brownish, slightly membranaceous, and rigid. A large tree. China. , or before, and requiring pro- tection in England in very severe 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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