Pinus. CONIFERS. 123 



Wood light, soft, not strong, brittle, coarse-grained, compact ; bands of 

 small summer cells broad, very resinous, conspicuous ; resin passages nu- 

 merous, not large ; medullary rays numerous, obscure ; color light brown 

 or red, the thick sap-wood yellow or often nearly white ; largely used for 

 fuel, charcoal, and occasionally manufactured into coarse lumber. 



372. Pinus serotina, Michx. 

 Pond Pine. 



North Carolina, south near the coast to the head of the Saint John's 

 River, Florida. 



A tree 12 to 24 metres in height, with a trunk 0.G0 to 0.90 metre in. 

 diameter; inundated borders of streams and ponds in low, peaty soil; not 

 common. 



Wood heavy, soft, not strong, brittle, coarse-grained, compact ; bands 

 of small summer cells broad, very resinous, dark-colored, conspicuous ; resin 

 passages few, large ; medullary rays numerous, obscure ; color dark 

 orange, the thick sap-wood pale yellow. 



373. Pinus inops, Ait. 

 Jersey Pine. Scrub Pine. 



Long Island and Staten Island, New York, south, generally near the 

 coast, to the valley of the Savannah River, South Carolina, and through 

 eastern and middle Kentucky to southeastern Indiana. 



A tree 24 to 36 metres in height, with a trunk 0.G0 to 0.90 metre in 

 diameter, or in the Atlantic States generally much smaller ; sandy, gen- 

 erally barren soil, reaching its greatest development west of the Alleghany 

 Mountains. 



Wood light, soft, not strong, brittle, very close-grained, compact, dur- 

 able ; bands of small summer cells broad, very resinous, conspicuous ; resin 

 passages few, not prominent ; medullary rays numerous, thin ; color light 

 orange, the thick sap-wood nearly white ; largely used for fuel, and in 

 Kentucky and Indiana preferred for and largely manufactured into water- 

 pipes and pump-logs. 



374. Pinus clausa, Vasey. 



Sand Pine. Scrub Pine. Spruce Pine. 



Florida, — shores of Pensacola Bay, south, generally within 30 miles 

 of the coast, to Pease Creek, and occupying a narrow ridge along the east 

 coast south of Saint Augustine. 



A tree 21 to 24 metres in height, with a trunk 0.G0 to 0.75 metre in 

 diameter, or on the west coast rarely G to 9 metres in height ; barren, 

 sandy dunes and ridges ; most common and reaching its greatest develop- 

 ment about the head of Halifax Bay. 



