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Notwithstanding all these desirable qualities, the white pine 

 is far from being ornamental in close proximity to one's dwell- 

 ing-house. Like other evergreens, it is too sombre for our 

 enclosures. The firs and spruces, which have been very 

 fashionable for this purpose, are still worse. They are ad- 

 mired for their prettiness when young ; but one might as 

 well place an artificial tree in these situations as a fir, which 

 is almost too stiff" and formal to seem like one of nature's 

 productions. The deciduous trees are the most proper for 

 shade near the house ; the evergreens, especially the pines, 

 for protection from the winds, at a little distance from the 

 house. 



The white pine has a geographical range over the whole 

 of' New England, on the ridges of the Alleghany Mountains 

 as far as Georgia, and across the whole extent of the North 

 American continent, above the latitude of 54P, to the Rocky 

 Mountains. It is a tree of rapid growth, and, with proper 

 care, may be transplanted with perfect success. It prefers a 

 moist situation and a deep sandy loam, and its frequency in 

 any spot indicates a favorable soil for tillage. The wood of 

 this tree is the lightest of all valuable kinds, and its uses are 

 almost numberless. No tree is, perhaps, on account of the 

 variety of purposes to which it is applied, so nearly indispen- 

 sable. It furnishes the best masts for ships ; the most valua- 

 ble materials for all carpentry and cabinet work, which is to 

 jbe painted, veneered, or gilded ; and for the purposes of the- 

 (Carver. Its good qualities seem to consist in its lightness and 

 •clearness, its freedom from warping, and the ease with which 

 it is wrought by the manufacturer. 



II. The Pitch Pine. (Pinus rigida.) 



This iree diff'ers greatly in its manner of growth from the 

 white pine, and has not so many points of beauty. Its leaves 

 form a larger and more diff'use tuft, and stand more erect, on 

 account af their rigidity. Of the two, this tree would ex- 

 hibit the denser mass of foliage, were it not for its coarser 

 spray, and the smaller number of its terminal branches. It 

 is remarkable for its shaggy appearance, and it might with 



