THE PINES 



inches or more 

 in length. These 

 needles keep 

 green throughout 

 the entire year. 

 This is character- 

 istic of all conif- 

 erous trees, ex- 

 cept the larch and 



cypress, which shed 



their leaves in winter. w W \ Twig of the 



The pines are widely | \\ \ j White Pine, 



distributed through- 

 o u t the Northern 

 Hemisphere, and in- 

 clude about 80 dis- 

 tinct species with over 

 GOO varieties. The 

 species enumerated 



here are especially common in the eastern part of the United 

 States, growing either native in the forest or under cul- 



