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(13.) P. Lambertimrt, Dougl. "Sugar Pine." 



Native of California, Oregon, and British Columbia. 



Sargent, tt. 542, 543. 



A gigantic tree in its native country, being the loftiest of all pines, 

 attaining a height of 300 feet. 



It yields a well-known and valuable timber, and Professor B. E. Fernow 

 c'assifies it as one of the best timber pines in the United States. 



The Sydney district is too warm for it, but it is certainly a valuable tree 

 for the cold districts. 



L 5 /Svdney Botanic Gardens). 



^14.) P. Laricio, Poiret. " Corsican Pine." "Larch Pine." 



Native of Soutli Europe and the Levant. 



The most useful tree for general forestry planting in Great Britain. 



It does fairly well in Sydney. Our tree has been a good specimen, but it 

 is now past its prime. This pine should be well tested in the coast districts. 



L 7 (Sydney Botanic Gardens). 



Var. auxtrinca (P. ausfriaca, Hoss). "Austrian Pine." 



It is a smaller and more inland tree than the preceding, and promises best 

 away from the coast. 



L 17 (Sydney Botanic Gardens). 



(15.) P. longifolia, Roxb. " Emodi Pine." Himalaya, India. 



A tall tree, remarkable for its beautiful, long, pendulous leaves. It does 

 fairly well in the Sydney district, and should be well tried in the coastal 

 districts and eastern slopes. 



L 17, 29, 35 (Sydney Botanic Gardens). 



(16.) P. J\/f>ssoniana, Lambert. 



China. Timber used for tea-boxes. This is a tree which does fairly well 

 in the Sydney district, and if it be given a fair chance, with fair soil, there is 

 no doubt it will prove a useful Pine for New South Wales. 



L 7 (Sydney Botanic Gardens). 



(17.) P. mitis, Michx. (Syn. P. ecliinata, Miller.) "Short-leaved Pine." 

 "Soft-leaved Pin" (Ensland), and "Yellow Pine" (United States). Sargent, 

 t. 587 (as P. eckinata, Miller). 



Native of thu Eastern United States, where it is widely diffused. It yields 

 a valuable timber, and has the merit of rapidly reafforesting worn-out fields, 

 thus enabling a crop of timber to be raised while the soil has an opportunity 

 of recovering its fertility. 



Professor B. E. Fernow, the eminent exponent of forestry in the United 

 States, speaks of this species as being one of the best pines of tha^ country. 



For that reason it should well be tried in this State. It has been tried in 

 Sydney and has not done well so far, but residents in the coldest districts 

 should experiment with it. 



L 15 b (Sydney Botanic Gardens). 



(18.) P. Montezumce, Lambert. 



The common Pine of the mountains and highlands of Mexico, between the 

 17th and 25th parallels of north latitude. It is a beautiful species, very 



