CHAPTER V 



PINES 



VARIOUS species of pines and allied cone bearing 

 trees are to take their place more and more in the 

 nut tree group, adding their peculiar beauty to the 

 feature of utility. A pine tree brings a momentary 

 glow of pleasure whenever we catch it in a passing 

 glance at any time of the year, but especially in the 

 winter. Emerson says that water is to the landscape 

 what the eye is to the face. The pine tree is to the 

 landscape what a pleasant smile is to the face of a 

 friend. If the utilitarian who would raise fruit and 

 nut trees for profit were to be obliged to leave out 

 all of the pines it would be an unkind reservation on 

 the part of Nature. In winter the brave green of 

 the pine dominates a snowy landscape. Strong and 

 serene, it stands bright with life when autumn winds 

 are whirling the leaves of other trees into the litter 

 of a departing season. In the summer a hot sun 

 brings forth from the pine a fragrance to be added 

 to the cool shade beneath its branches. Among the 

 trees of the world the palms with their many kinds 

 of coconuts probably stand first in order for nut 

 food supply furnished to man. After these perhaps 



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