116 GIGANTIC PINE -WHITE PINE. 



tainly have existed in the days of the Prophet Elijah, 

 or even as Dr. Lindley observes of the tree first de- 

 scribed, "It must have been a little plant when 

 Samson was slaying his Philistines." 



On the Pacific coast there is 

 found a species of Pine, very 

 similar in its appearance to our 

 common White Pine, which 

 grows to the height of 200 feet. 

 The trunk of a specimen which 

 had been overturned by the 

 winds measured 215 feet in 

 length, and 57 feet in circum- 

 ference at 3 feet from the base, 

 and at 134 feet from the ground 

 was about 6 feet in diameter. 

 Gigantic Pine. These are straight and beauti- 



fully tapering, and sometimes 170 feet without a 

 branch. The cones measure about 16 inches in length. 



One of the most pleasing 

 characteristics of the Coni- 

 fera is their evergreen fo- 

 liage. When dark winter 

 spreads a sombre veil over 

 the landscape, how charm- 

 ing and enlivening is the ef- 

 fect produced by a few Pines 

 and Firs ! In cold climates, 

 where the winters are long, 

 and the ground is covered 



White Pine, leaves arranged mogt] y ^ (Snow . driftS; 



