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great quantity of resinous matter contained in every por- 

 tion of the wood, although not so abundantly as in P. 

 rigida. 



The common name is in allusion to the color of the bark, 

 which is a beautiful bright red ; and so distinct is this 

 peculiarity that Michaux, in describing the species in his 

 North American Sylva, thought proper to change the 

 name to P. nibra, but, however applicable this name may 

 be, such innovations cannot be allowed. This is one of 

 the trees sent to England by our first botanist, the inde- 

 fatigable and enthusiastic Bartrani; although it was 

 grown in Britain by Hugh, Duke of Northumberland, in 

 1756. According to Loudon, " about the end of the last cen- 

 tury, Messrs. Loddiges raised nearly 100 plants of P. res* 

 inosa, from seeds received from Bartram, of Philadelphia, 

 and nearly the whole of these were planted by the then 

 Marquis of Blandford, (the present Duke of Marlborough) 

 at White Knights, where a number of them still exist." 



The Red Pine delights in a dry, sandy soil, and in such 

 forms a distinctive and not inelegant tree. A somewhat 

 remarkable feature connected with its growth consists in 

 the leaves being borne in dense bunches on the ends of the 

 branches. This unusual form is not confined entirely to 

 this species, but is also observed in the P. australis, and 

 probably a few others. The leaves are quite handsome, be- 

 ing rather long arid of a rich, dark green color, which, 

 contrasting with the reddish hue of the bark, produces a 

 pleasing effect. Although this pine is not of sufficient 

 utility for a specimen tree in small ornamental plantations, 

 it must not be altogether neglected, as the striking peculi- 

 arities mentioned above, combined with extreme hardiness, 

 strong healthy growth, and adaptation to almost all soils 

 suitable for Conifers, fully entitle it to a place in large 

 collections. 



In the various uses to which the Pine family are applied, 

 this species certainly deserves to rank high in our estima- 



