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to that of the latter, but even stronger and sinking deeper 

 into the soil and subsoil. 



The Weymouth pine possesses a considerable power of 

 accommodation in respect to climate ; it is found on the 

 Swiss Alps at 4,000 feet elevation, as well as on loamy soils 

 in northern Germany not much above sea-level. It can 

 thrive on soils too poor for the spruce, or too binding for 

 the Scots pine, but prefers a light soil not wanting in 

 moisture ; it can even stand a moist soil better than the 

 larch. In contradistinction to the black or Austrian pine, 

 limy soils seem unsuited to this variety of pine. Situations 

 exposed to violent winds are not adapted for it ; broken 

 tops, diminished growth in height, and bent crowns are too 

 frequently the poor results, although, owing to its forming 

 dense, close-canopied forests, it suffers less in this respect 

 than the Scots pine. 



The Weymouth pine occupies an intermediate position in 

 regard to demand for light, but it is only on soil unsuited 

 to it that it must be classed as light-loving. In general it 

 can bear a considerable amount of shade without losing the 

 power of developing normally when cut clear and free, and 

 excels the other species of pine in this respect ; side- 

 shade, and a confined growing-space in youth, are even to 

 a certain degree necessary in order to repress the natural 

 tendency to branch-development and ramification. 



It enters the seed-bearing stage about the thirtieth 

 year. The seed, which is produced freely almost every 

 alternate year, ripens early in the second autumn after 

 flowering, and has a germinative capacity of about 65 per 

 cent, in experiments; about 30,000 to 35,000 seeds are 

 contained in one pound. Germination takes place some- 

 what late in spring, and often not until July, with some of 

 the seed. 



l-'rom late frosts little danger mvd he apprehended to it, 



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