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seen for several miles ; and in such situations it generally 

 presents a tall, naked stem, devoid of branches for at 

 least two-thirds of its length, 

 thus affording valuable logs. 



When cultivated for or- 

 nament the real beauty of 

 this tree becomes apparent, 

 and although we cannot 

 exactly coincide with the 

 late A. J. Downing in all 

 his views of this species, we, 

 however, think it very hand- 

 some and desirable. In com- 

 parison with many other 

 species, it is too open or 

 devoid of branches to form a 

 perfectly beautiful specimen. 



Its hardiness is proverbial, 

 high winds being a greater 

 enemy to it than extreme 

 cold, and a damp, retentive 

 soil far more injurious than 

 a sandy, dry bottom. In 

 fact, the White Pine will 

 never arrive at that per- 

 fection in a wet, undrained 

 subsoil, that it would on 

 a gravelly, porous one. 



There is a peculiar charm 

 about this tree which makes 

 it an indispensable com- 

 panion around our homes, 

 and we would as soon think 



of omitting evergreens alto- Fi S- I^.-PINUS STROBUS. 



gether as to be without one specimen at least of the Wey- 

 mouth Pine. The light, glaucous-green color of the foliage 



