THE PINE. 



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green trees; it is generally called Georgia pine, and 

 its color is a rich, transparent ruddy, gold-ocher; it 

 is also extremely hard and durable, and i> largely 

 used for the decks of ships. The tree grows about 

 70 or 80 feet high, lias rather thin-scaled bark, and 

 is found in sandy soil from southern Virginia to 

 Florida and Texas. 



Loblolly or The loblolly or old -field pine 



Old-field Pine. i s a large-sized 



Pin us Ttcda. 



tree, growing 

 from 50 to 150 feet high (only 

 in the forests does it attain 

 the greater height), which also 

 has long needles, measuring at 

 most perhaps ten inches ; they 

 are rather rigid in character, deep 

 olive-green, slender, and grow 

 three (rarely two) in a bunch. 

 The cones are not pendant, 

 but are placed laterally on 

 the branchlets. They are 

 three or four inches long, 

 conical, and the scales have 

 short, straight, or some- 

 times slightly incurved prickles. 



The loblolly pine is found from Delaware to 

 Florida, near the coast, and thence it extends to 



Loblolly Tine. 



