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This species grows best in poor soils, rather dry and sandy and 

 devoid of humus, but never in the very poorest, such as sand dunes. 

 The region covered by it has a warm-temperate climate, with very little 



Park-like Virgin Forest of Long-leaf Pine (Pinus palustris), Colqoitt Co., 



Georgia. August, 1903. 



snow, and more rain in summer than in winter, except in northern 

 Georgia and Alabama. 



After reaching the age of four or five years the long-leaf pine 

 seems to withstand fire better than any other tree known, with the possi- 

 ble exception of one or two of its near relatives to be discussed below; 

 and what is more, it probably could not perpetuate itself very long with- 



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Long-leaf Pine Forest with almost No Underbrush, in Southern Part of Lib- 

 erty Co., Florida. June, 1909. 



