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THE BOOK OF EVERGREENS. 



feet in height, and single specimens frequently attain a 



much gi-eater size. 



For ornamental pur- 

 poses, this pine is well 

 adapted to those sections 

 where it will survive 

 the inclemencies of our 

 winters. The sudden 

 changes, owing to the 

 warm days and bright 

 sun during winter, fol- 

 lowed suddenly by the 

 mercury sinking almost 

 to zero, acting on the im- 

 perfectly ripened wood, 

 in many cases fatally in- 

 jure the great majority 

 of southern plants. With 

 us it has stood out for 

 several years, without 

 any protection excepting 

 a slight covering of pine 

 branches during the win- 

 ter, sufficient to afford it 

 a partial shade. A bcau- 

 tiful specimen grew for 

 several years on the 

 grounds of the late Win. 

 Eeid, at Elizabethtown, 

 N. J., and as it was 

 planted in the centre of 

 a group of evergreens, it 

 thrived uninjured for a 

 number of years. 

 Fig. 15. PINTTS AUSTRALIS. The late owner assured 



the author that in such sheltered situations it might be 



