1 62 Trees with Simple Leaves. [c i 



Fig. 80. — Jersey Pine, Scrub Pine. P. Virginiana, Mill. P 

 inops, s Ait. 



Leaves, simple ; indeterminate in position because of 

 their closeness, but arranged along the branches in 

 two-leaved sheathed bunches. 



Leaf, needle-shape, one and three fourths to two and 

 three fourths inches long, stiff, bluntish ; on the outer 

 side smooth and rounded; on the inner side flat, and 

 rough downwards. 



Cones, one and three fourths to three inches long, usually 

 single and pointing downward. Scales, tipped with 

 a stiff, straight prickle. 



Bark of the trunk, rough and blackish. Young- branches 

 smooth (in other pines scaly). Twigs, purplish. 



Found, from Long Island along the coast to South Caro- 

 lina, and through Eastern and Middle Kentucky to 

 Southeastern Indiana; in sandy and generally barren 

 soil. 



An evergreen tree fifteen to forty feet high, irregular 

 in shape and with straggling, spreading, or drooping 

 branches. The timber is very "pitchy," soft, and durable, 

 but poor even for fuel. 



" Next to the Gray Pine, the Jersey Pine is the most 

 uninteresting species of the United States." — Michaux, f. 



Fig. 81.— Table Mountain Pine, Hickory Pine. P. pungens, 

 Michx. 



Leaves, simple ; indeterminate in position because of 

 their closeness, but arranged along the branches in 

 two-leaved sheathed bunches. 



