[2298] In c. [23] of this Book.
[2299] A variety of the Pinus silvestris of Linnæus.
[2300] “Liburnicæ.” See B. ix. cc. 5 and 48.
[2301] The Abies excelsa of Decandolle—the Pesse or Faux sapin (false fir) of the French. This tree, however, has not the pectinated, or comb-like leaf, mentioned by Pliny in c. [38].
[2302] It is still known in commerce as “false incense;” and is often sold as incense for the rites of the Roman church: while sometimes it is purposely employed, as being cheaper.
[2303] A great street in Capua, which consisted entirely of the shops of sellers of unguents and perfumes.
[2304] It has the same pyramidal form as the pitch-tree. It is still much used in ship-building, both for its resinous and durable qualities and the lightness of the wood.
[2305] The presence of resin is not looked upon as any defect in the fir at the present day. It produces what is known in commerce as “Strasbourg turpentine.”
[2306] The Abies larix of Linnæus, and the Larix Europæa, it is thought, of Decandolles.