372 NOTES ON BRITISH FOREST TREES, 



/■. ('Iiditirlfr (if W'oiii/s, /<//sfrms, Foi Dial Kill of Woods. 

 Similar to what lias been said re<];ardinp; the Austrian pine. 

 Owinjr to its more rapid height growth in England, it generally 

 holds its own against other species. Planting is the rule in 

 England. One pound of seed contains almnt R4,000 grains, of 

 which 70 per cent, should germinate. 



//. Tciiiliinj. 



Similar to that of Austrian pine. Game hardly touches 

 it. The tree suffers less than Scotch pine from abnormal leaf- 

 shedding (Schiitte), 



19. Weymouth Pine— 7'/h7(.s' StrohuH (L.). (The White Pine 

 of North America.) 



n. riilHij. 



Th(! Weymouth pine yields a soft light wood, of which 

 enormous quantities are used in North America, and exported 

 to Europe and other countries as American " white pine."' 

 The timber produced in Europe has a specific gravity of "44,* 

 and is moderately durable. It is used in building, as boards 

 and planks ])y joiners, carpenters, carriage builders, for 

 matches, toys, paper manufacture, and a great variety of other 

 purposes. It is of somewhat less value than the timber of the 

 Scotch pine. 



Ii. hislribuliiiii. 



The Weymouth pine is a native of the eastern parts of 

 North America, where it is found between latitudes 35° and 

 50°. It was introduced into England in 1705, and has since 

 been planted in various European countries. + In the Alps it 

 is now found up to 4,000 feet elevation. 



* According to Hess. 



f According to Brandis it is not iniproliable tliat it was grown in i'aris in 

 the If.tli century. 



