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upwards of 25 ft. high. It is a native of the Western Himalaya, 
Afghanistan, etc., and at its best grows 60-80 ft. high with a 
girth of 8-12 ft. The bark is very curious as it is shed regularly 
in small patches, giving the trunk a peculiar mottled appearance 
very similar to that of the better known P. Bungeana. The 
wood is very resinous, and of moderately good quality; it is not, 
_ however, used very extensively as the trees are preserved as far 
as possible for the sake of the seeds, which form an important 
article of food to the natives, and are also roasted and eaten by 
Europeans. Gamble, l.c., p. 709, says that the tree inhabits dry 
and arid regions in isolated areas of no great extent, at altitudes 
generally between 6000-10000 ft. The weight of the wood is 
given as 44-47 lbs. a cubic foot. 
P. Khasya, Wallich.—Khasia Pine. 
This is found in the Khasia Hills, Burma, and other places. 
It grows 60-100 ft. high with a girth up to 8-10 ft. The wood 
as shown by specimens in Museum III, at Kew, is resinous and 
brownish in colour. It looks to be of fairly good quality, but — 
Gamble, l.c., p. 709, suggests that as a building timber it is not 
very durable. Its resinous character has led to fts use for 
torches, and it is popular for fuel. There does not appear to be 
any possibility of its becoming of any importance to the timber 
merchant. It produces resin of good quality. 
P. koraiensis, Sieb. § Zucc.Korean Pine, Siberian Yellow 
Pine, Kedr. : 
A good deal of attention has been paid to this tree during the 
last few years, for it is one of the most important coniferous 
timber trees of Asia. It is widely distributed in Eastern Siberia, 
Korea, Manchuria, J apan, etc.; where, at its best, it 18 
120-150 ft. high with a trunk 8-9 ft. in girth. The leaves 
are in bundles of five, and their arrangement, together with the 
downy young bark, is suggestive of P. Cembra, the cones, how- 
ever, are double the size of those of that species, and they have 
very distinct scales. During the last few years attention has 
been directed to the timber for general use, and in addition to a 
good deal being shipped to Australia several cargoes were 
received in this country before the outbreak of war under bist 
name of Siberian yellow pine. The wood left little to be pee 
im the matter of quality, for it was of good size and apparently 
equal to European pine and American white pine 10 quality i 
but heavy freight charges were against it, and a La 
merchant in discussing the timber gave the freight as £7 10s., 
a standard from E. Siberian ports as against £2 2s. 6d., @ 
; British Tsles, but is not likely to be of value for forest ert 
ae information regarding this pine see K.B., ‘ 
p. 199, 
P. longifolia Roaburgh.—Long-leaved Pine, Clits 
: Although the timber i this tree is considered to be a. 
m quality to that of the blue pine, it 1s a useful speci : 
