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and easily worked and does not contain so much rosin as 

 the longleaf pine. 



6. Firms ecMnata Mil. Short-leaved Pine. 



A forest tree reaching a height of 80 9 -100 and a maximum 

 trunk diameter of 3 to 4 with rough, coarsely furrowed 

 bark. Leaves deep green, borne in clusters of two or three, 

 o'-f/ long, shorter than any other timber pine of Texas, slen- 

 der, soft and flexible. Cones l 1 !-'-- 1 ^' long, conic when closed 

 and ovoid when open; the com 1 scab's armed with slender 

 spines, seeds 'Vi' long, winged. 



New York to Kansas, Florida and Texas. In Texas it is 

 found in the northeastern portion of the state. 



The short-leaf pine is the most extensively used wood in 

 Texas. The wood is soft and works easily. It is used prin- 

 cipally in the manufacture of doors, sash, and for interior 

 house finishing wood. 



2. TAXODIUM Rich. The Bald Cypress. 



Taxodium distichum (Linnaeus) L. C. Richard. A large 

 forest tree with maximum height of about 150 and 4-5 in 

 diameter, with a straight buttressed base which is frequently 

 hollow. Trees growing in wet localities frequently develop 

 projections from the roots known as "knees," which project 

 above the water; bark smooth and rather brownish k'ed, 

 branches short, slender, horizontal or drooping, disappearing 

 below from the old trees, forming an irregular crown. Leaves 

 thin, flat, 2-raiiked, linear, 1 /i>'-^4 / long, somewhat curved, 

 sharp pointed, sessile; shed with the lateral twigs in the fall. 

 Cones globose 1' in diameter, borne in pairs at the ends of 

 the branches. 



It extends from Delaware to Florida westward along the 

 Gulf Coast to Texas-, and up the valley of the Mississippi to 

 Missouri and southern Indiana. In swamps it is frequently 

 the predominating tree, often forming extensive forests. In 

 Texas it occurs sparingly in the valley of the Xueces confined 

 mostly to overflow land along river bottoms and in canyons. 

 The tree is a very S!OAV growing one. and requires two or 

 three centuries to produce a trunk large enough for saw logs. 



