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well in Cape Colony, but great difficulty has been 

 experienced in obtaining good seed, and the tree has not 

 yet been properly tried. It is a tender tree, and while in 

 the nursery must be carefully sheltered from frost. The 

 appearance of the Pitch-pine wood that is imported indicates 

 a slow-growing tree. It is the principal tree on the sandy 

 u Pine Barrens " of Florida, where it occurs as a lofty tree, 

 60 feet and more to the first branches. 



England pays nearly a million sterling yearly for 

 imported turpentine and resin, the great part of which 

 comes from this tree. The traveller Porcher calls it "one 

 of the greatest gifts of God to man." 1 ounce of clean 

 seed averages 390 grains. 



Pinus canariensis. CANARY ISLAND PINE 



A native of the high desolate regions of Teneriffe, from 

 4,000 to 6,000 feet. It forms there a belt above the zone 

 of evergreen forest, and in a scattered state extends to sea 

 level. Its timber is highly prized for its durability, 

 strength and good working qualities. It is known to have 

 lasted in houses for three centuries. Its timber is highly 

 spoken of at Madeira. Sir Joseph Hooker describes this 

 pine as still existing in Morocco. It has only recently been 

 grown on a large scale in Cape Colony. So far it seems quite 

 hardy in the southern districts and at Knysna, though it pros- 

 pers most in mountainous districts. In the Cape Peninsula it 

 has a growth about half that of the Cluster-pine. It is easily 

 recognized by the whitish blue appearance of the seedlings 

 and the long leaves (needles) of the older trees. It is 

 hardy in most parts of S. Africa, but especially at some 

 elevation and it deseives the special attention of tree- 

 planters, on account of the superiority of its timber, to that 

 of all the other common naturalized pines. Clean seed 

 averages 966 to the ounce. 



Pinus halepensis. JERUSALEM PINE. 



A native of 8. Europe, Asia Minor and N. Africa. 

 Hardy everywhere in S. Africa. If not planted close, 3 ft. 



