every part: usually to 75 ft. high: Ivs. 5-7 in. Ion;;. 

 ■ "■ anes smaller, ovate. S.Dakota to N. 

 :564. G.C. II. 9:797. -Somewhat 



1824. Pinus rigida (> 



21. TSeda, Linn. Loblolly Pine. Old Field Pine. 

 Frankincense Pine. Tree, to 100, occasionally to 170 

 ft., with spreading branches, the upper ascending, form- 

 ing a compact, round-topped head: branchlets yellowish 

 brown, sometimes slightly bloomy: winter-buds oblong, 

 resinous: Ivs. slender but slifif, acute, bright green, 6-9 

 in. long: cones sessile, spreading, conic-oblong, light 

 reddish brown, 3-5 in. long; apophysis flattened or de- 

 pressed-pyramidal; umbo small, with short, triangular, 

 recurved spine, lower scales not elongated: seed % in. 

 long. Del. to Fla. and Tex. S.S. 11 :577, 578.-Not hardy 

 north and rarely cult, for ornament. 



22. Cub^nsis, Griscb. (P. heterophylla, Sudw. P^ 

 EUloltti, Engelm.). Slash Pine. Swamp Pine. 

 Tree, to 100 or 120 ft., with horizontally spreading 

 branches forming a round-topped broad and compact 

 head: branchlets orange-brown: winter-buds cylindric, 

 light brown: Ivs. dark green and lustrous, acute, in 3's 

 and 'I's, 8-12 in. long, with internal resin-ducts: cones 

 short-peduncled, conic-oblong, dark brown and glossy, 

 it-fij-j in. long; apophysis flattened, keeled; umbo small, 

 with minute recurved prickles: seed }-i-M in. long. Ga. 

 to Fla., near the coast. S.S. 11:.-)91, 592. -Handsome 

 Pine, with compact broad head, hardy only south. 



23. paliistris. Mill. (P. anstrdJis, Michx.). Long- 

 LEAFEii Pine. Southern Pine. Fig. 1823. Tree, to 100 

 or 120 ft. with ascending branches forming an ob- 

 long open 1ip:i'1 : l.rriiH'lili-f-^ «r:\i)f--hrn\yv: \vinter-buds 



whitish. filil-'ML-: I- - ■■!■ !•■< ' -'"n-L' I';"- ;it the end 



of liranrlil. I-, : i :. ^ ■ ■ - - i . itli internal 



resin-dui-t- : . , ,:: - . , , ■. i . .1 ull brown, 



(i-10 in. InliL': :il">pli;. --I- l!:ill.n.il; Uliii ni <\:^ -\z brOwn, 



with triangular, i-etiexed short si>iiiis:"si-iMl afniost % in. 

 long. Va. and Fla., to Miss, along the coast. S.S. 11:589. 

 .WO. G.F. 10:115.— Very importanttimbertree, butrarely 

 planted for ornament; hardy only south Branches are 

 imported in great quantities into the northern cities in 

 midwinter and used for decorations on account of their 

 large, handsome foliage. 



21. Canaridnsis, C. Sm. Tree, to 80 ft., with slendei 

 liniiichcs forming a broail, round-topped head: branch- 

 lets yellowish; Ivs. sh-nder, spreading and pendulous, 

 liglit green and lustrous. <)-12 in. long, with parenchy- 

 matous resin-ducts: cones cylindric-ovate, 4-8 in. long; 

 apophysis low -pyramidal, irregularly 4 -sided, light 

 brown and glossy, with obtuse umbo: seed % in. long. 

 Canary Isl. G.C. III. 3:721. -Handsome Pine, cult, in 

 Calif, and in colder regions, sometimes in the green- 



25. longildUa, Lamb. (P. R6rhurglii. Sarg.). Tree, 

 to 100 ft. or more, with round-topped symmetrical head: 

 branchlets light yellow brown : winter-buds oblong, light 



PINUS 1353 



chestnut-brown, not resinous: Ivs. slender, pendulous, 

 light green, 8-12 in. long, with peripheral resin-ducts: 

 cones short-stalked, conic-ovate, 4-7 in. long; apophysis 

 elongated - pyramidal, compressed, more or less re- 

 curved; umbo obtuse: seed %-l in. long. Himal. — Im- 

 portant forest tree in its native country. Not hardy 

 north, hut cult, in Calif. Very decorative as a young 

 phiiit, with its long drooping light green foliage. 



2ii. tuberculita, Gord. (P. attenndta, Lemm.). Knob- 

 to.NE Pink. Tree, usually 20, occasionally to 100 ft., 

 with sleuder horizontal branches ascending at the ends, 

 forming a broad pyramid, with open, round-topped 

 head in old age: bark thin, scaly: young branches 

 slender, dark orange-brown: winter-buds oblong-ovate, 

 dark brown : Ivs. slender, acuminate, pale yellowish or 

 bluish green, 3-7, usually 4-5 in. long: cones short- 

 stalked, usually in clusters, elongated-conical, 3J^-6 in. 

 long, upper scales with pyramidal apex; umbo promi- 

 nent, sharply pointed and recurved, lower scales with 

 depressed apex and small prickly umbo: seed ^ in. 

 long. Ore. to Calif. S.S. 11:575, 576. G.C. II. 24:784, 

 785. F.S. 5, p. 517c. — Of little ornamental value and not 

 hardy north. Usually a bushy tree with sparse dull 

 foliage. 



27. radiita, Gord. (P. inslqnls, Dougl. P. Monterey- 

 insis, Bort.). Monterey PiNE. Fig. 1823. Tree, to 80 

 or 100 ft., with stnut. spreading branches forming an 

 irregular open, r^imd tnp|„-.l head: bark thick, fur- 

 rowed: branch I''- !■ ■ i m,i^ nvate, bright chestnut- 



tirown: Ivs. acKi ■ ii. 4-6 in. long: cones 



short-stalked, <-mi , , , i.; i^r scales with elevated, 

 rounded, almost ]i. nn-ili. n. -d and obscurely keeled 

 apex; umbo small, with minute straight or recurved 

 prickle, lower scales with almost flattened apex: seed 

 black, K in. long. S.Calif. S.S. 11:573, 574. F.S. 6, 

 p. 44. G.C. III. 9:330, 341. Gn. 36, p. 47; 49, p. 312.- 

 Handsome species with bright green foliage and of rapid 

 growth and bushy habit when young; valuable for sea- 

 side planting. Not hardy north. 



28. rigida, Mill. Pitch Pine. Figs. 1813, 1824-1827. 

 Tree, to 80 ft., with horizontally spreading branches 

 forming an open, irregular pyramid : branchlets light 

 brown: winter-buds ovate or ovate-oblong, chestnut- 

 brown: Ivs. stiff ajid spreading, acuminate, dark green, 



rigida, with young 



2-5 in. long: cones almost sessile, often in cluster 

 ovate, light brown, 2^ in. long; apophysis little el 

 vated; umbo triangular, ending in a slender, recurvt 

 prickle: seed dark brown, M in. long. New Brunswic 

 to Ga., west to Ontario and Kv. S.S. 11:579. li.l 

 4:402; 10:195. Gn. 31, p. 128, 132. M.D.G. 1896:301. 



