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United States, and ies largely the American tur- 
pentine. 
Pinus Ayacahuite, Ehrenb. (P. Loudoniana, Gord.) 
—In Mexico, at an elevation of eight thousand to 
twelve thousand feet. An excellent pine, one hun- 
dred to one hundred and fifty feet high, with a stem 
diameter of three to four feet, yielding a much-esteem- 
ed white or sometimes reddish timber. 
Pinus balsamea, L. — Balsam Fir, Balm of Gilead 
Fir. Canada, Nova Scotia, New England. An ele- 
gant tree, forty feet high, which, with Pinus Fraseri, 
yields the Canada Balsam, the well-known oleo-resin. 
The timber is light, soft, and useful for furniture. It 
thrives best in cold, swampy places. Eligible for our 
alps. 
Pinus Canadensis, L.— Hemlock Spruce. In Can- 
ada and over a great part of the United States, on 
high mountains. A very ornamental tree, one hun- 
dred feet high, with a white, cross-grained, and infe- 
rior wood. The tree, however, is extremely valuable 
on account of its bark, which is much esteemed as a 
tanning material; it is stripped off during the Sum- 
mer months. ‘The young shoots are used for making 
spruce beer. 
Pinus Canariensis, C. Smith. — Canary Pine. Ca- 
nary Islands, forming large forests at an elevation of 
five to six thousand feet. A tree seventy feet high, 
with a resinous, durable, very heavy wood, not read- 
ily attacked by insects. It thrives well in Victoria, 
and shows celerity of growth. 
Pinus Cedrus, L. —Cedar of Lebanon. Together 
with the Atlas variety on the mountains of Lebanon 
and Taurus, also in N, Africa, The tree grows to a 
