242 SELECT PLANTS FOR INDUSTRIAL CULTURE 



Pinus Nuttallii, Parlatore. 



The Oregon Larch, at elevations of from 3,000 to 6,000 feet. 

 According to Dr. Gibbons, one of the most graceful trees. 

 Stem frequently 200 feet to the first limb. Timber fissile, 

 very strong and durable (Duf ur) . 



Pinus obovata, Antoine. (P. SchrenJciana, Antoine.) 



North-Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Somewhat like 

 the Norway Spruce. Wood soft and pale, much used for 

 furniture and household implements, also packing-boxes of 

 great durability (Hegel). 



Pinus orientalis, Linne. 



Sapindus Fir. In Asia Minor, at 4,000 feet. The tree rises 

 to about 80 feet, and resembles somewhat the Norway Spruce. 

 The wood is exceedingly tough and durable. 



Pinus Parryana, Engelmann. 



California. One of the pines with edible nuts. 



Pinus parviflora, Siebold. 



Curiles and Japan. A middle-sized tree of longevity; ascends 

 to Alpine heights. Much used as an avenue tree. Wood for 

 pine furniture and boat-building. 



Pinus Pattoniana, Parlatore. 



California, 5,000 to 6,000 feet above sea-level. A very fine 

 Fir, 300 feet high, with a perfectly straight stem. The wood 

 is hard, of a reddish colour, with handsome veins, but poor 

 in resin. 



Pinus patula, Schiede and Deppe. 



In Mexico, at an elevation of 8,000 to 9,000 feet. A graceful 

 Pine, 80 feet high. 



Pinus pendula, Bolander. (P. microcarpa, Lambert.) 



From Labrador and Canada to Virginia. Small -coned Ameri- 

 can Larch, Black Larch, or Tamarack, delighting in swampy 

 ground. A Pine of pyramidal growth, 100 feet high. The 

 timber is pale, heavy, resinous, and as highly valued as that of 

 the Common Larch. It is closegrained, well adapted for un- 

 derground work; it combines lightness, strength, and dura- 

 bility ; much sought by shipbuilders, as for knees, bends, and 

 ship garlands it cannot be surpassed (Robb) . 



