Pines 



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grav-grcen foliage. The variety rigcitsis (57a), Riga Pine, from Russia, 

 is reputed to be much superior on account of its straighter, more sym- 





Fig. 76. — Black Pine. Pinus Laricio Poir. 



metrical growth, while the common Scotch pine is apt to grow early 

 into straggling habits. But the slow habit of the tree of northern origin 

 must be taken into consideration. In groups or masses at a distance 

 Scotch pines make a picturesque appearance. 



