30 FOREST-TREES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



California. This variety in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at an altitude 

 of 5,000 to 9,000 feet attains a height of 150 to 200 feet. It is variously 

 called Tamarack, Twisted Pine, or Black Pine. 



No. 339. Pinus inops, Ait. Jersey Pine ; Scrub Pine. Eastern United 

 States. A straggling tree 15 to 40 feet high, with spreading or drooping 

 branches. It abounds in New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia, also on 

 the rocky hills bordering the Ohio in Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and 

 Indiana. The wood is of little value. 



No. 340. Pinus mitis, Michx. Yellow Pine. Eastern United States, 

 chiefly south. This is a handsome tree, growing from New England to 

 Wisconsin, and sparingly in Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and south 

 ward to Florida. The timber is very valuable, commanding a higher 

 price even than the white pine. 



No. 341. Pinus clausa, Chap. Florida. A small tree found by Dr. 

 Chapman at Apalachicola, related to Pinus inops. 



No. 342. Pinus glabra,Wa\t. Spruce Pine. South Carolina and south- 

 ward. A tree 40 to 60 feet high, with smoothish bark and soft white 

 wood, branching from near the ground. Eesembles P. mitis ; grows 

 from South Carolina to Florida. 



No. 343. Pinus resinosa, Ait. Eed Pine. Massachusetts to Wiscon- 

 sin. A tree 50 to 80 feet high, with reddish bark, growing from Penn- 

 sylvania northward through Canada and Nova Scotia, also in Wisconsin 

 and Michigan. The wood is compact, strong, and durable, and for some 

 uses is preferable to the white pine. It is also an excellent ornamental 

 tree. 



No. 344. Pinus Elliottii, Eug. Elliott's Pine. South Carolina and 

 southward. 



No. 345. Pinus pungens, Michx. Table Mountain Pine. This species 

 grows on the Alleghany Mountains from Pennsylvania southward ; 

 abundant in some parts of Virginia and North Carolina. A tree of 40 

 or 50 feet height, and of very vigorous and rapid growth. 



No. 346. Pinus muricata, Don. Bishop's Pine. California. A small 

 tree 30 to 40 feet high ; grows near the coast north and south of San 

 Francisco, and in other localities in that State. 



No. 347. Pinus edulis, Eng. Pinoii Nut Pine. Eocky Mountains. 

 A low tree with a spreading habit, growing in Colorado and Utah, and 

 in New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California. It is universally 

 known by the Mexican name of Piiion. It has an edible nut, which is 

 much used as food by the Indians, and the wood is rich in resin, making 

 it excellent fuel. 



No. 348. Pinus monophylla, Torr. Nut Pine. Sierra Nevada Mount- 

 ains. This species is almost limited to the eastern slope of the Sierra 

 Nevada Mountains, at altitudes of 2,000 to 6,000 feet. It is a small tree 

 of 20 to 40 feet height. The seeds are eagerly collected for food by the 

 W T ashoe and other Indians. The wood is excellent fuel. 



No. 349. Pinus Parryana, Eng. Nut Pine. Near the Mexican border 

 southwest. 



No, 350. Pinus ponderosa, Dougl. Yellow Pine. Eocky Mountains. 

 A very variable pine ; several of its extreme forms have been consid- 

 ered different species. It occurs in Colorado, Utah, and the Black Hills 

 of Wyoming. It is remarkable for its heavy wood, which makes excel- 

 lent lumber. It is generally called Yellow Pine. 



No. 351. Pinus ponderosa, Doug,, yar. Benthamiana, Hart. Sappy 

 Pine. California. This variety grows in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, 

 in damp valleys, and near^streams. It is generally slender and tall, 



