24 FAMILIAR TREES 



and its timber is very knotty and rough. The wood 

 is, however, very resinous, more so than that of the 

 Corsican Tine or any other species grown in Austria. 

 This resin renders its wood more durable than that 

 of the true P. Laricio, and more valuable also as 

 fuel. It is largely extracted in Austria, and forms 

 part of the Venice turpentine of commerce. 



The Tartarian Pine (P. L. Pallasiana Lamb., 

 also known as P. tau'rica) approaches the Corsican 

 Pine in its dimensions, but is a broader tree 

 with long, thick branches springing from near the 

 ground. The needles may be six or seven inches in 

 length, but they are rigid as in the Austrian Pine, 

 though of a much lighter shade of green. The cones 

 are commonly produced three or four together, and 

 each five inches in length; they are ovate and 

 generally bent at the apex, and the tubercles in the 

 centre of their ash-coloured apophyses are yellow, and 

 bear a small spine. The tree grows rapidly, and is 

 well adapted for thin, chalky soils and for planting- 

 near the sea ; but it is not very often seen in 

 England. 



SECTION OF NEEDLE OF 



CORSICAN PINE, HIGHLY 



MAGNIFIED. 



