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with low limbs, black bark, and sappy, tough wood. Used for build- 

 ing-timber, flooring, &o. It has several names, as Swamp Pine, Sappy 

 Pine, Black Pine, and Bull Pine. 



No. 352. Pinus ponderosa, Doug., var. Jeffreyi, Balf. Jeffrey's Pine. 



California. This variety also grows ou the Sierra Nevada Mountains, 

 and on the Coast Range of California. It often attains a height of 170 

 to 250 feet and a diameter of 6 to 10 feet. It differs much in the quality of 

 the wood, but is used for all the purposes of other kinds. It is remark- 

 able for the comparatively large size of its cones. It is called Yellow 

 Pine, Pitch Pine, and Truckee Pine. 



No. 353. Pinus australis, Michx. Long-leaved Pine. South Carolina 

 and southward. A. lofty tree, growing in the pine-barrens of the South- 

 ern States, attaining a height of 75 to 100 feet. Next to the White 

 Pine, this is perhaps the most valuable of the genus. The timber plays 

 an important part in ship-building, is extensively used as a flooring, and 

 in house-building. The chief value of this species is for the turpentine, 

 tar, pitch, and rosin which it supplies, and of which immense quantities 

 are exported in addition to the home supply. 



No. 354. Pinus Coulteri, Doug. Coulter's Pine. California. A large 

 tree of California, from 80 to 100 feet in height, with large, spreading 

 branches, and a trunk 3 or 4 feet in diameter. The cones are heavier 

 than those of any other of the family, being frequently 1 foot long and 

 G inches diameter, and weighing from 4 to 6 pounds. The large, nut- 

 like seeds contained in the cones are nutritious, and used as an article of 

 food by the Indians. 



No. 355. Pinus Sabiniana, Doug. Hard-nut Pine; Sabine's Pine. 

 California. Grows on the foot-hills of the Coast Range and on the west- 

 ern foot-hills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. It is not very 

 abundant, and is limited by the altitude of 4,000 feet. It grows from 

 40 to 100 feet high. The cones are large and heavy, and full of oily, 

 nutritious nuts, which are used by the Indians. The timber is fit only 

 for fuel. It is called Digger Pine, Foothill Pine, Gray-leaved Pine, &c. 



No. 356. Pinus Torreyana, Parry. Torrey's Pine. California. A spe- 

 cies of Southern California, resembling the preceding, but smaller. The 

 nuts are thick-shelled, but nutritious, and used as food by the Indians. 



No. 357. Pinus insignis, Dougl. Monterey Pine. California. Grows 

 along the coast south of San Francisco. Some old trees near Monterey 

 are 70 or 80 feet high. It is quite an ornamental species, and is in fre- 

 quent cultivation in California. 



No. 358. Pinus radiata, Don. California. 



No. 359. Pinus tuberculata, Don. Prickly-coned Pine. California. 

 A small tree seldom attaining a greater height than 30 to 40 feet, with 

 a trunk of 8 or 10 inches diameter. It grows on the Coast Hills south of 

 San Francisco, and in other places in the State. 



No. 360. Pinus rigida, Miller. Pitch Pine. Eastern United States. 

 A medium-sized tree from 30 to 70 feet high, with dark, rugged-looking 

 bark, and hard, resinous wood. The wood is knotty, and of little value 

 for lumber, but gives an intense heat in burning on account of the quan- 

 tity of resin which it contains. 



No. 361. Pinus serotina, Michx. Pond Pine. Southern States. This 

 is closely related to the preceding, and is by some considered only a 

 variety of it. It grows on the borders of ponds and swamps from Flor- 

 ida to North Carolina. 



No. 362. Pinus Tccda, L Loblolly ; Old-field Pine. Southern States. 

 A species confined to the Atlantic States, growing mostly in damp or in 

 light, barren soil, frequently taking possess : on of old and neglected 



