PINE. 213 



the scales. A densely branched shrub, or possibly a small tree, 

 two to ten feet high. 



Distribution. Mountains of central Europe. 



Propagation. Easily grown from seeds. 



Uses. The Dwarf Pine is one of the hardiest of Pines. It is 

 of pretty, close shrubby form and takes kindly to pruning, which 

 often greatly improves it. The plants from seed vary quite a 

 little in habit, some being dwarf and spreading while others are 



Figure 48. Pinus montana pumila. Dwarf Pine. 



quite erect and tree-like. It is valuable for single specimens 

 in lawn planting, for the edges of evergreen groups and for low 

 hedges. 



Genus I,ARIX. 



A genus of large, deciduous, cone-bearing trees. Leaves 

 needle-shaped, soft, deciduous, clustered, except on young shoots, 

 where they are spirally arranged; leaf clusters developed in early 

 spring from lateral, scaly, globular buds, which are scattered 

 along the shoots of the season. 



Propagation. The seeds germinate readily in moist sandy soil, 

 and the seedlings are easily raised in the manner described for 

 evergreens. They should be transplanted very early in the 

 spring, and if this is done at the right time the seedlings will 

 start readily, but if moved after the plants have started they are 

 very likely to fail. 



