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are a little deeper in color. The bark of the trunk is 

 grayish brown, and the thin scales, perpendicularly 

 arranged, are often sharply and hori- 

 zontally cracked across. The 



Jersey Scrub Pine. 



young twigs have a purplish-brown hue, with a plum- 

 like bloom. 



The Jersey scrub pine grows from 15 to 40 feet 



high, and is found on barren and sandy ground, from 



Long Island, N. Y., to South Carolina near the coast, 



and westward through Kentucky to southern Indiana. 



The cone is about two inches long, and is furnished 



with thornlike prickles on the tips of the scales. 



Yellow Pine. Tlie yellow pine is a straight, sym- 



Pinusmitis. metrical, often cone-shaped tree, 50 



to 100 feet high, which is valuable 



for its lumber. Indeed, yellow pine is next in value 



to Georgia pine, and is largely used as an ornamental 



wood for interior trimmings, flooring, ceiling, ship- 



