The Corsican Pine (P. larica) is a handsome, regular shaped, pyramidal tree, with the branches disposed in tiers like those of the White Pine. It grows to a large size, and is valued for its extremely dark green foliage, thickly spread upon the branches. It is also one of the most rapid growers among the foreign sorts, and has been found to grow remarkably well upon the barren chalk downs of England. Pinus cembra is a very slow growing, though valuable kind, indigenous to Switzerland, and hardy here.
These are the principal European species that deserve notice here for their ornamental qualities. Some splendid additions have been made to this genus, by the discovery of new species on the Himalaya mountains of Asia; and from the great elevation at which they are found growing wild, we have reason to hope that they will become naturalized in our climate.
