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nent prickles. Cone two and three-quarters 

 to three and a half inches long, one and a 

 half wide, sheaths with three or four rings- 

 Jersey pine. 



A very handsome species, though of some- 

 what low growth. Its branches extend far 

 horizontally, and form a very symmetrical 

 round head. The leaves are rather fine, and 

 the hue of the foliage not so dark as to be 

 obnoxious. It thrives best in a very light 

 sandy loam, and will do well in any soil that 

 is not stiff or wet. The finest Bartram speci- 

 men is sixty-two feet high by three feet in 

 circumference. 



It is easily propagated from seeds sown in 

 the spring after ripening. They will grow 

 if two or three years old, but not so readily. 

 Sow thinly, on a bed of sandy loam some- 

 what cool and shaded, covering in the seed 

 very slightly, just enough to cover them. 

 They ought not to be allowed to get dry at 

 any time. The following spring they may 

 be put out into rows one foot apart, to re- 

 main a year or two. After that they should 

 be transplanted to double that distance. They 



