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turn, which, though only planted in the year 

 1800, now average seven and a half feet in 

 circumference, and are between ninety and 

 one hundred feet high, to all appearance. It 

 prefers a rich, yet loose and dry loam, on a 

 gravelly or rocky subsoil. It will do pretty 

 well in heavy loam, but in cold, clayey, wet 

 soils the white pine is decidedly not at home. 



It may be propagated as No. 4. 



14. P. SYLVESTRIS, Linnceus. Leaves rigid, 

 in pairs, one and a half to three inches long, 

 somewhat waved and twisted, slightly con- 

 cave on the upper, and convex on the lower 

 surface, finely serrated on the edges. Cones 

 from two to three inches long, and from one 

 to one and a quarter broad. Scotch pine. 

 Native of the mountains of Europe. 



By no means so handsome as many others, 

 but in this country we have no evergreens to 

 spare. Still, it is highly appropriate to many 

 situations, where few similar trees would grow. 

 Its dark hue, and, when mature, stiff compact 

 habit, render it well fitted for cold looking, 

 rugged scenery. If not crowded by other 

 trees, it does not become so naked on the 

 trunk, or so flat-headed as it is usually seen 



