Plants of Canada. 45 



is nothing more than the condensed smoke of the same fires, 

 collected in large wooden receptacles. 



Pinus serotina — Mx. Pond Pine. 



" Leaves elongated, in threes, Cones ovate ; prickles of the scales straight 



and very slender." 



Not having seen this pine, I merely record it as a native 

 of Canada, on the authority of Purch, who says, in a manu- 

 script note in my possession, that it grows at Anticosti. 



Pinus Strobus—L. White Pine. Pin bhinc. Yellow Pine 

 of commerce in England, ami Weymouth Pine there in 

 its growing state. 



"Leaves in fives." 



This is the most majestic of all our pines; in suitable 

 soils attaining a great size, and towering over all the other 

 trees of the forest. When growing in open situations; it is 

 usually feathered down to the ground, assuming a pictur- 

 esque appearance, especially when loaded with its large 

 pendulous cones. White pine is easily wrought, compar- 

 atively free from knots, and durable in all situations : it is, 

 in corise(pjence, used by our carpenters and joiners almost 

 exclusively in the coiistruction of housesandolher buildings. 

 Ma^ls of large ships are usually made of this timber, and 

 frefjuently their decks also ; the |)roperty of not splitting 

 by the sun in warm climates fitting it for the latter purpose, 

 its great si/x' and lightness for the other. This wood is an 

 extensive article of commerce, and of export from these 

 provinces; being shipjicd in the shape of masts, j)lank, 

 boards, shingles, stpiare logs, and sawed scantling. The 

 cjuantity of this timi»er exported yearly, far exceeds that of 

 any other kind. It is the most useful, and fortunately the 

 most plentiful limber we possess, being found generally 

 throughout the [irovince. 



