. A history of British forest-trees, indigenous and introduced. &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 Pinu
. A history of British forest-trees, indigenous and introduced. &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 from two to four thousand feet, and is, there-fore, of a constitution hardy enough to flourish in any partof Britain. Thriving young trees of this species, raisedfrom seed brought from Spain by Captain Widdrington,are now growing in several parts of PINASTER, OR CLUSTER PINE. 437
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