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Pinus (Large number of forms sports)

A large number of forms, sports, or seedling variations, are grown in some nurseries, under distinctive names.

P. Douglasii (Douglas').* l. flat, blunt, entire, pectinate, silvery beneath, 1in. to 1 1/4in. long, two-rowed. cones ovate-oblong, about 4in. long, 1 1/2in. to 1 3/4in. broad; scales broad, rounded, with conspicuous, projecting, deeply-toothed bracts. h. 100ft. to 180ft. North America, 1826. A splendid tree, requiring a somewhat sheltered position, not near the sea-coast. (R. H. 1868, p. 152, under name of P. Lindleyana.) SYN. Abies Douglasii. There are several varieties, the best of which are:

P. D. pendula (drooping). A variety with elegant, drooping branches. h. 50ft. P. D. Standishii (Standish's). A seedling, with larger leaves than the type, with a deeper green tint above, and quite silvery beneath. P. D. taxifolia (Yew-leaved). A form with longer leaves and stouter branches, of much dwarfer habit, and more massive, than the normal species.