. A history of British forest-trees, indigenous and introduced. n of large and strong growth has been grafted upon a tree of less succulent or rampant habit, the graft became swelled and much larger than the stock at the point of junction, as shown in the figure, threatening, in the course of a few years growth, to become much too heavy for the stock to support it, and liable to be broken, or blown off by winds or storms of snow. Such appeared to be the case in some instances that have come under our notice, where the Pinus Sabiniana had been grafted upon the Pinus laricio. To the Pines alread
. A history of British forest-trees, indigenous and introduced. n of large and strong growth has been grafted upon a tree of less succulent or rampant habit, the graft became swelled and much larger than the stock at the point of junction, as shown in the figure, threatening, in the course of a few years growth, to become much too heavy for the stock to support it, and liable to be broken, or blown off by winds or storms of snow. Such appeared to be the case in some instances that have come under our notice, where the Pinus Sabiniana had been grafted upon the Pinus laricio. To the Pines already enumerated may be added thePinus Peyrenaica of La Perouse, the Pinus Hispanica ofCaptain Cook,* now Widdrington, who first introducedit into Britain, and who speaks highly of its noble ap-pearance, elegant form, and quick growth, and recom-mends its cultivation, as one of the most ornamental Pinesfor park and landscape scenery. Its timber he describes * See Captain Cooks Sketches in Spain, and article in vol. ii. of Annals ofNatural History, page 1C3. 2 f 2. 436 CONIFERiE. as white, dry, and nearly without turpentine ; it maytherefore be presumed, that it is better adapted for inte-rior joiner work than for large building purposes, such asjoists, rafters, &c, or for situations where it is subjectedto alternate dryness and moisture. The leaves are long,slender, tufted at the extremities of the shoots, of a lightgrass green colour, and, therefore, contrast beautifully withthe darker green of many of its congeners. When young,it bears some resemblance to Pinus Halipensis, but is ofa much more vigorous growth, more pyramidal in form,and attains a much greater height and larger cones are nearly three inches long, on strong foot-stalks, and, though resembling those of Pinus Halipensisin the form of the scales, &c, instead of pointing down-wards, as in that tree, are always attached to the branchesin a horizontal direction. It grows in the Pyrenees at anelevation of f
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