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not do so well as the Austrian pine on high elevations or in 

 windy places. It does well near the sea. It is a light-de- 

 mander. It is of much more rapid growth than the Austrian 

 pine and is a more valuable tree altogether, as it grows with 

 a taller, cleaner, and straighter stem. It is deep rooted and 

 does best on deep, light, dry, sandy loams, and thrives on limy 

 soils. It does not grow well on wet clays. It can be treated 

 sylviculturally like the Scotch pine, with the exception that 

 greater care must be taken in transplanting it, as it forms very 

 weak roots in the nursery and is therefore a bad transplanter. 

 It succeeds best when planted as two-year-old seedlings, and 

 these should be planted into the woods in the last half of 

 October or in late April. Where larger plants are used, often 

 fifty per cent, die if there happens to be a warm, dry summer 

 after planting. It is attacked by the same insects and 

 fungi as the Scotch pine, but is said to be less eaten by 

 rabbits. 



The timber is of about the same value as that of the Scotch 

 pine, and it is a good species to plant on waste lands. 



The Cluster or Maritime pine (Finns Pinaster}. 



A native of the south of Europe, it was introduced into 

 Great Britain in 1596. It is a fairly hardy tree when grown 

 on the sea coast, but is not suitable for high inland exposed 

 places. It is one of the best trees to grow along the coast 

 as it withstands the salt winds excellently, and is of great use 

 in forming shelter belts behind which other species may be 

 grown. It is a light-demander and must be given plenty of 

 space. It does best on a % deep dry sand or a light loam. It 

 does not succeed on limy soils. The timber is used in France 

 for boards, packing-cases, &c., and large quantities of pitwood 

 are exported to England, but home-grown timber is inferior 

 and of much less value than that of Scotch pine. 



The Weymouth pine (Finns Strobus). 

 A native of Canada and the United States, it was introduced 



