THE 



Trees of North Carolina, 



TREES BEARING CONES. 



PINES. — These have their fruit in large scaly 

 cones^ popularly called Z>wrs, and have evergreen nee- 

 dle-shaped leaves, two to five enclosed in a sheath at 

 their base. 



1. Yellow Pine. (Pinus mitis, Michx.) — This, 

 with us, is called Short-leaved Pine and Spruce Pine. 

 The first is objectionable, because we have at least 

 two species with shorter leaves ; and the second, be- 

 cause another is more appropriately called by that 

 name. I have, therefore, adopted the name by which 

 it is known in the Middle States, and recommend its 

 use here, as it is much to be desired that there be a 

 greater uniformity in the popular designations of our 

 forest trees. In the great confusion now prevalent, 

 it is often quite impossible to ascertain what is meant 

 by the names of our most common trees and other 

 plants. This is, perhaps, the most widely diftused of 

 all our Pines, it being common from New England to 

 Florida, mostly in light clay soils. With us it is 

 found from the coast to the mountains, but more 

 rarely in the Lower District, and it enters into the 

 composition of most of our upland forests. It is 



