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EVERGREENS. 



The Cone-bearing Evergreens — Coniferse — are peculiarly interesting, 

 as well for the invaluable qualities of their wood, as for their beauty, and 

 the shelter and protection they afford, especially during winter, when all 

 other trees are stripped of their green mantle. The seeds should not be 

 taken out of the cones until they are to be planted, in April or May. A 

 warm, sandy soil, which has a large proportion of decayed leaves, well 

 incorporated into it, is the most suitable for raising seedling Evergreens. 



WmxE Pine — Plnus Strohus. 



The largest and most valuable of our indigenous pines. The wood is 

 soft, free from resin, and works easily. It is extensively employed in 

 the mechanical arts for a great variety of uses. It is found in great pro- 

 fusion in the northern parts of the State. This species is readily known 

 by the leaves being in fives. It is highly ornamental, but in common 

 with all pines, will hardly bear transplanting. Only small plants should 

 be moved. 



ISToKWAY, OK Rkd Pine — P. Jieslnosa. 

 Yellow Pine — P. Iftiis. 



Two large trees, but little inferior in size to the White Pine. The wood 

 contains more resin, and is consequently more durable. The leaves of 

 both of these species are in twos. Vast quantities of lumber are yearly 

 manufactured from these two, together with the White Pine, and yet the 

 extensive pineries of the State are scarcely lessened. 



Shrub Pine — P. Banksiana. 



A small, low tree ; only worthy of notice here for the ornamental 

 shade it produces. It is found in the northern sections of the State. 



Balsam Fir — Abies Balsamea. 

 This beautiful evergreen is multiplied to a great extent on the shores 

 of Lake Superior, where it grows forty or fifty feet in height. The wood 

 is of but little value. The Balsam of Fir, or' Canadian Balsam, is obtained 



from this tree. 



Double Spruce — A Nigra. 



This grows in the same localities with the Balsam Fir, and assumes the 

 same pyramidal form, but is considerably larger. The wood is light, and 

 possesses considerable strength and elasticity, which renders it one of the 



