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inundated ; a moist sandy loam seems to suit 

 it best. A specimen at Bartram growing on 

 a rock, with very little soil, is fifty -four feet 

 high and four feet six inches in circumference. 



It may be propagated like No. 4. 



13. P. STROBUS, Linnceus. Leaves in 5 7 s, 

 slender, without sheaths, three to four inches 

 long, straight, soft, and 3 -cornered. Cone 

 long, cylindrical, pendulous, with the scales 

 not thickened at the apex. White pine. Na- 

 tive of the United States. 



A well-known species of the highest utility 

 in landscape gardening. When not crowded 

 by others it is highly ornamental, producing 

 branches regularly from the ground, and 

 forming a symmetrical figure. When young, 

 it is not so handsome to most tastes ; but that 

 gives it an advantage that always pleases, of 

 improving in appearance as it grows. The 

 bluish tinge it possesses removes the objec- 

 tions made to many of the tribe on account 

 of their funereal hues. The finest -Bartram 

 specimen is one hundred and eighteen feet 

 high and Seven feet three inches in circum- 

 ference. There are also some splendid speci- 

 mens in the large avenue in Piercers arbore- 



