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whence it is sometimes called the Spruce Pine. The term 

 Yellow Pine arises from the color of the wood as contrasted 

 with that of the foregoing sort, which is white. The leaves 

 of this species are long and flexible, arranged in pairs upon 

 the branches, and have a fine dark green color. The cones 

 are very small, scarcely measuring an inch and a half in 

 length, and are clothed on the exterior with short spines. 

 The growth is quite slow. 



The Yellow Pine is rarely found above Albany to the 

 northward, but it extends as far south as the Floridas. It 

 grows in the greatest abundance in New Jersey, Maryland, 

 and Virginia, and sometimes measures five or six feet in 

 circumference. In plantations, it has the valuable property 

 to recommend it, of growing on the very poorest lands. 



The Pitch Pine (P. rigida) is a very distinct sort, 

 common in the whole of the United States east of the 

 AUeghanies. It is very stiff and formal in its growth when 

 young, but as it approaches maturity, it becomes one of the 

 most picturesque trees of the genus. Tlie branches, 

 which shoot out horizontally, bend downwards at the 

 extremities, and the top of the tree, when old, takes a 

 flattened shape. The whole air and expression of the tree 

 is wild and romantic, and is harmonious with portions of 

 scenery where these characters predominate. The leaves 

 are collected in threes, and the color of the foliage is a dark 

 green. The cones are pyramidal, from one to three inches 

 long, and armed with short spines. 



The bark of this kind of Pine is remarkably rough, 

 black, and furrowed, even upon young trees ; and the wood 

 is filled with resinous sap, from which pitch and tar are 

 copiously supplied. The trees grow in various parts of 

 the country, both on the most meagre soils and in moist 



