256 SELECT PLANTS FOR INDUSTRIAL CULTURE 



(Sargent). It also yields turpentine in good quantity, though of 

 inferior quality. The tree likes the regions near the coast, hence 

 can be utilized for raising Fir forests on sea-sand. 



Pinus tenuifolia, Bentham. 



Mexico, at an elevation of 5,000 feet, forming dense forests. 

 Height of tree 100 feet, stem up to 5 feet in diameter. 



Pinus Teocote, Chamisso and Schlechtendal. 



Okote or Torch Pine. Mexico, 5,000 to 8,000 feet above the sea- 

 level. Tree 100 feet high, stem 3 to 4 feet in diameter. It yields 

 the Brea turpentine and resin ; the wood is resinous and durable. 



Pinus Torreyana, Parry. 



California. An average cone of this Pine will contain about 130 

 seeds, weighing 3 ounces ; they are edible (Meehan). 



Pinus Tsuga, Antoine. 



In the northern provinces of Japan, 6,000 to 9,000 feet above the 

 sea. The tree grows to only 25 feet high. Its timber is highly 

 esteemed for superior furniture, especially by turners. It is of a 

 yellowish-brown colour. 



Pinus Webbiana, Wallich. 



King-Pine, Dye-Pine. On the Himalaya Mountains, at an eleva- 

 tion of from 7,000 to 13,000 feet. A splendid Fir, reaching a 

 height of 150 feet ; the stem a circumference up to 30 feet. The 

 wood is of a pale colour, soft, coarse-grained, and very resinous, on 

 the testimony of Mr. Webb equalling in texture and odour the 

 Bermuda Cedar. The natives extract a splendid violet dye from the 

 cones. 



Pinus Williamsonii, Newberry. 



California and Oregon, up to 12,000 feet. Height of tree 150 feet. 

 Timber very valuable (Vasey). 



Piptadenia rigida, Bentham. 



Sub-tropical and extra-tropical South America. This acacia-like 

 tree furnishes the angico-gum, similar to gum-arabic. The wood, 

 according to Saldana da Gama, serves for naval constructions. 



Pipturus propinquus, WeddelL 



Insular India, South Sea Islands, and warmer parts of East Aus- 

 tralia. This bush 'is higher and rather more hardy than Boehmeria 

 nivea, but in fibre it is similar to that plant. P. velutinus (Wedd.) 

 is closely allied. The few other species serve probably as well for 

 fibre. 



