21S FOREST CULTURE AND 
and rapidity of growth, one of the most important 
of all pines. 
Pinus Pinceana, Gord. —Mexico, up to nine thou- 
sand feet above sea level. A very remarkable pine, 
having drooping branches like the Weeping Willow; 
sixty feet high. Most desirable for cemeteries. 
Pinus Pindrow, Royle.—In great abundance on the 
spurs of the Himalaya mountains, eight to twelve 
thousand feet above the sea-level. A fine, straight- 
stemmed tree, one hundred feet high. 
Pinus Pinea, L.—Stone Pine. Frequent in the 
countries bordering on the Mediterranean; height of 
tree sixty feet; the wood is whitish, light, but full 
of resin, and much used for buildings, furniture, and 
ships. The seeds are edible, somewhat resembling 
almonds, but of a taste resinous, though not disagree- 
able; they only ripen in their third year, This pine 
grows as easily, and almost as quickly as the Cluster 
Pine. 
Pinus Pinsapo, Boiss.—Spanish Fir. In Spain, on 
the Sierra Nevada, four to six thousand feet. <A tree 
of sixty feet high, with branches from the ground. 
Pinus ponderosa, Dougl. (P. Benthamiana, Hartw.). 
—Yellow or Pitch-pine of the mountains of N. W. 
America. Height of tree up to two hundred and 
twenty-five feet, with a stem of twenty-four feet in 
circumference, of comparatively quick growth; the 
wood is heavy, and for general purposes preferred to 
that of any other pine. Has proved well-adapted 
even for dry localities in Victoria. 
Pinus Pseudo- Strobus, Lindl.—In Mexico. This 
tree is superior in appearance to any other Mexican 
pine; height eighty feet. 
