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species. The pitch pine was also found near this locality, and 

 another which from the exceedingly lone; leaves and nearly 

 smooth cones appeared to be a hybrid between the red and pitch 

 pine. See Fig. XXXV. 



There is another pine which is frequently met with in the 

 mountains near Morgantown, which in character of growth, 



Fig. XXXV. a Branch from pitch pine, or hybrid pitch and red pine ; leaves 

 long: b cones from pitch pine: c unopened cone of pitch pine. 



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