18 JOURNAL OF THE 



P. Taeda L. (Short-leaved or Old Field Pine), P. rigida 

 Mill. (Black Pine), and P. niitis MicJix. (Short-leaved or 

 Yellow Pine). P. scroti na Michx. is very rarely used. P. 

 puiigcjis and P. inops Ait are practically worthless for tim- 

 ber purposes. 



P. Strobus L. (White Pine) extends in a narrow belt 

 alonsr the Blue Ridoe from southern Ashe to Macon, also 

 occurs in Graham, north Haywood, and adjacent parts of 

 Madison, and in northern Madison and western Mitchell. 

 It is locally used for shingles. Has been removed only 

 around Marion, in parts of Jackson, Transylvania and 

 Macon counties. 



P. australis Michx. (Long-leaved or Turpentine Pine) 

 extends over a large part of the sandy land of the lower 

 district, but occurs only sparingly north of Roanoke river 

 and west of Wake and Richmond counties. It formerly 

 existed as a pure forest over the sandy lands of this area. But 

 the inroads which have been made through it for the past 

 century to supply naval store products, ship timber and build- 

 incr material have removed or destroyed most of the forest 

 adjacent to the railroads and immediately along the larger 

 water courses. The largest bodies still standing are in 

 Montgomery, Sampson, Robeson, Harnett, Cumberland, 

 Johnston and Richmond counties. Large bodies of virgin 

 pine forest are rare except along the extreme western bor- 

 der of the pine belt. 



/-: Taeda L. (Rosemary, Loblolly, Short-leaved or Old 

 Field Pine) is found over the whole of the eastern district, 

 but growing originally on wet clay lands and often form- 

 ing considerable clumps in small swamps. When the 

 long-leaved pine is removed this species takes its place on 

 the sandy land and is there called old field pine. In its 

 original growth in swampy places it is decidedly the largest 

 pine in the State, having a height of one hundred to one 

 hundred and twenty feet and a diameter of from three to 

 five feet. Here it has a fine, even grain, heart very large, 



