RED PINE; NORWAY PINE (Pinus resinosa, Ait.). 75 to 

 140 feet. Tall, straight tree, with broad, pyramidal head 

 often branched to the ground. Bark reddish, with shallow 

 fissures and broad ridges. Wood red, light, hard, close- 

 grained, used in building houses, bridges, and ships. Leaves 

 2 in each close sheath, 5 to 6 inches long, flexible, soft, dark 

 green, with a row of pale dots; fall during fourth or fifth year. 

 Flowers staminate in purple spikes, near tip of shoot; pistillate 

 red, in 3's on end of twig. Fruits ovate cones, 1 to 3 inches 

 long, brown, shining, without prickles, shedding seeds early 

 in the second autumn. Cones persist. Dist. : Southern Can- 

 ada and Northern States, from Maine to Minnesota; south 

 to Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Preferred habitat- 

 light, sandy soil and rocky ridges. Handsomest pitch pine 

 for parks and home grounds in Northern States. 



