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glaucous color, but as it reaches maturity it becomes more 

 and more spreading and irregular, which while not un- 

 pleasant under some circumstances is not well adapted to 

 use upon the ordinary small lawn. It is one of the most 



FIG 92. AUSTRIAN PENE (Pinus Austrica). 



easily transplanted trees we have, whether taken from the 

 nursery, the pastures, or woods. It stands pruning well 

 and may be trained into a great variety of forms, though 

 in its natural growth while young it possesses more real 

 beauty than any close-shaven or unnaturally trained form. 

 BHOTAN OR LONG-LEAVED PINE (P. excelsa). Some- 



