78 THE BOOK OF EVERGREENS. 



The hardiness with which it stands our climate is also 

 an additional claim for its extended use ; as in the coldest 

 winters of our Northern States, and particularly in the 

 most northern portions of them, specimens of this species 

 succeed and thrive as admirably as the natives themselves. 



It also adapts itself to almost every soil and situation, but 

 prefers a rich, light loam, with a well drained subsoil, and 

 in such grows rapidly, and speedily forms a tree. Where 

 the soil is retentive of moisture, and consequently becomes 

 sour and soddened, we have seen this species succeeding 

 moderately well, whilst the White Pine, (P. Strobus^) 

 planted in the same situation, died outright. 



We desire to advocate the claims of the Austrian Pine 

 for planting wherever a strong, hardy evergreen is desired 

 to break the force of the wind from buildings or orchards; 

 and in groups, or for avenues, in particular situations, it is 

 one of the most available trees at our command. Taking 

 into account its rapidity of growth and the certainty with 

 which it will speedily produce an effect, owing also in a 

 great measure to the peculiar prominence of its general 

 outline, we consider it unrivalled for a newly planted lawn. 



2. P, Banksiana, Lambert. BANKS' OR GRAY PINE. 

 Syn. P. rupestris, MX. / P. Hudsonica, Lamarck. Leaves 

 from a very short sheath, one inch long, rigid, divergent, 

 numerous, evenly distributed, and grayish-green in color. 

 Cones nearly two inches in length, ovate-conical, recurved, 

 hard, smooth, light gray color, with almost pointless 

 scales. Seeds, very small, with long wings. 



This species, which is a native of our most northern lim- 

 its of arborescent vegetation, generally forms a large, 

 straggling shrub ; but in milder regions grows much larg- 

 er, and will in favorable situations attain to the height of 

 a small or medium-sized tree. In Canada, and northward 

 to Hudson's Bay, the Gray Pine is frequently met with ; 

 and even after all other trees have disappeared, this is oc- 

 casionally seen growing about three feet high and strag- 

 gling over the ground. 



