EUCALYPTUS TREES. 218 
Pinus Pyrenaica, Lapeyr.—In the south of Spain 
and on the Pyrenees. A fine ornamental tree of 
quick growth, eighty feet high; the wood is white 
and dry ; poor in resin. 
Pinus radiata, Don. (P. insignis, Dougl.)—Cali- 
fornia. A splendid pine, fully one hundred feet high, 
with a straight stem, two to four feet in diameter, 
It is of remarkably rapid growth, a seedling, one year 
old, being strong enough for final transplantation ; 
the wood is tough, and much sought for boat-building 
and various utensils. 
‘ Pinus religiosa, Humb. —Oyamel Fir. Mexico, 
four to nine thousand feet above the sea-level. A 
magnificent tree with silvery leaves, growing one hun- 
dred feet high ; stem six feet in diameter ; the wood 
is particularly well fitted for shingles. 
Pinus resinosa, Soland.—Red Pine, North America, 
principally in Canadaand Nova Scotia. It gets eighty 
feet high and two feet in diameter ; the wood is red, 
fine-grained, heavy, and durable, not very resinous, 
and is used for ship-building. 
Pinus rigida, Mill.— American Pitch-pine. From 
New England to Virginia. It grows toa height of 
eighty feet; the timber, when from good soil, is hard 
and resinous and used for building ; but the tree is 
principally important for its yield of turpentine, resin, 
pitch, and tar. 
Pinus rubra, Lamb.—Hudson’s Pine, Red Spruce. 
Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and other northern parts 
of the American Continent. A straight, slender tree, 
seventy feet high ; the wood is of a reddish color and 
highly esteemed. 
Pinus Sabiniana, Dougl.—California Nut Pine or 
