250 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



Pines, when they grow old, although it never splits and 

 separates itself from the trunk in scales, as in other species. 

 The great forests of White Pine lie in the northern parts 

 of the Union ; and the geographical range of this tree is 

 comprised chiefly between New York and the 47th degree 

 of north latitude, it being neither capable of resisting the 

 fierce heat of the south, nor the intense cold of the extreme 

 northern regions. In Maine, New Hampshire, and 

 Vermont, the White Pine abounds in various situations, 

 adapting itself to every variety of soil, from dry, gravelly 

 upland, to swamps constantly wet. Michaux measured 

 two trunks near the river Kennebec, one of which was 

 154 feet long, and 54 inches in diameter ; the other 144 

 feet long, and 44 inches in diameter, at three feet from the 

 ground. Dr. Dwight also mentions a specimen on the 

 Kattskill 249 feet long, and several on the Unadilla 200 

 feet long, and three in diameter.* These, though they are 

 remarkable specimens, show the stately altitude which this 

 fine species sometimes attains, equalling in majesty the 

 grandest specimens of the old world : 



The rougher rinded Pine, 



The great Argoan ship's brave ornament, 

 Which, coveting with his high top's extent 

 To make the mountains touch the stars divine, 

 Decks all the forest with embellishment. 



SPENSER. 



The Yellow Pine (P. mitis) is a fine evergreen, usually 

 reaching a stature of 50 or 60 feet, with a nearly uniform 

 diameter of about 18 inches for two-thirds of its length. 

 The branches generally take a handsome conical shape, and 

 the whole head considerably resembles that of the spruce, 



* Dwight's Travels, Vol. iv. p. 2126. 



