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inundated ; a moist sandy loam seems to suit 

 it best. A specimen at Bartram growing on 

 a rock, with very little soil, is fifty -four feet 

 high and four feet six inches in circumference. 



It may be propagated like No. 4. 



13. P. STROBUS, Linnceus. Leaves in 5 s, 

 slender, without sheaths, three to four inches 

 long, straight, soft, and 3 -cornered. Cone 

 long, cylindrical, pendulous, with the scales 

 not thickened at the apex. White pine. Na 

 tive of the United States. 



A well-known species of the highest utility 

 in landscape gardening. When not crowded 

 by others it is highly ornamental, producing 

 branches regularly from the ground, and 

 forming a symmetrical figure. When young, 

 it is not so handsome to most tastes ; but that 

 gives it an advantage that always pleases, of 

 improving in appearance as it grows. The 

 bluish tinge it possesses removes the objec 

 tions made to many of the tribe on account 

 of their funereal hues. The finest .Bartram 

 specimen is one hundred and eighteen feet 

 high and seven feet three inches in circum 

 ference. There are also some splendid speci 

 mens in the large avenue in Pierce s arbore- 



