Pinus, continued 



Finns pence. MACEDONIAN PINE. A medium-sized tree of dense habit, 

 forming a narrow, pyramidal crown. Native of the high mountains of 

 Macedonia, in Southeastern Europe. Leaves bluish green, 3 to 4 inches 

 long. A useful and hardy ornamental tree of comparatively slow growth. 

 P. pinaster. CLUSTER PINE. A pyramidal tree with spreading slightly 

 pendulous branches, of very rapid grovyth. Native of Southern Europe. 

 Leaves 6 to 9 inches long, twisted, bright glossy green. A handsome 

 tree suitable for planting near the seacoast in the Southern States. 



P. ponderosa. BULL PINE. A very large tree, perhaps the largest of the 

 Pines, growing naturally from British Columbia to Nebraska and Mexico. 

 Branches stout and spreading, sometimes pendulous, forming a narrow, 

 conical crown. Leaves in threes, dark green, 6 to 10 inches long. Cones 

 glossy brown, 3 to 6 inches long. Quite hardy and an important tree. 



P. pungens. TABLE MOUNTAIN PINE. A medium-sized tree with stout 

 horizontal branches, forming a broad, open, often Hat-topped crown. 

 A native of the Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern States. Leaves 

 in pairs, stout and usually twisted, dark green, \ 1 A to 3 inches long. 

 Cones about 3 inches long, light brown. Hardy and attractive. 



P. resinosa. RED, OR NORWAY PINE. A tall tree with stout, horizontal, 

 sometimes pendulous branches forming a broad conical head, or, in age, 

 an open round-topped crown. Grows naturally from Newfoundland to 

 Minnesota, south to Pennsylvania. Leaves in pairs, dark green and 

 shining, 4 to 6 inches long. Cones 

 about 2 inches long, light brown. 

 Very ornamental and of great 

 value in park and landscape. 



P. rigida. PITCH PINE. A 

 medium-sized tree with regular 

 whorls of stiff, horizontally 

 spreading branches, forming a 

 conical or oval crown. Occurs 

 naturally from Ontario and 

 New Brunswick to Georgia and 

 Kentucky. Leaves in 

 threes, dark green, 3 to 5 

 inches long. Cones 2 to 3 

 inches long, light brown. 

 An adaptable and rapid- 

 growing tree. 



P. slrobus. WHITE PINE. 

 A tall and most beautiful 

 tree with regular whorls 

 of horizontal branches, 

 forming a symmetrical 

 pyramidal crown, or in 

 age with a broad and open, 

 very picturesque head. 

 Indigenous from New- 

 foundland and Manitoba 



Cones of Pinu 



Cones of Pinus virginiana 



to Iowa and Georgia. Leaves in 

 fives, soft bluish green, 3 to 4 inches 

 long. Cones pendent, 5 to 6 inches 

 long. The most valuable Pine, 

 with a wide range of usefulness 

 and adaptability, both for com- 

 mercial and ornamental purposes. 

 P. sylvestris. SCOTCH PINE. 

 A large tree with horizon- 

 tal, sometimes pendulous 

 branches, of pyramidal out- 

 line, or in age with a broad 

 rounded top. Native of Eu- 

 rope and Asia. Leaves in 

 pairs, twisted, bluish green, 

 2 to 3 inches long. Cones 

 about 2 inches long, reddish 

 brown. This is one of the 

 chief timber trees of Europe. 

 It is frequently planted as a 

 screen and in sand-dune re- 

 gions to prevent drifting. 



P. (hunbergi. JAPANESE 

 BLACK PINE. A large and 



handsome tree of Japanese origin. Widely planted in the land of the 

 Mikado for every conceivable purpose, and often trained and pruned into 

 fantastic shapes. In America it is very hardy and appreciative of even the poorest 

 of soils. Leaves in pairs, bright green, 3 to 4 inches long. Cones 3 to 4 inches 

 long, grayish brown. 



P. virginiana (P. inops). JERSEY PINE. Mostly a small tree with slender, 

 horizontal, sometimes pendulous branches, forming a pyramidal or flat-topped 

 head. Grows naturally from Long Island to South Carolina and Indiana 

 Leaves in pairs, spreading and usually twisted, bright green, 2 to 3 inches 

 long. Cones about 2 inches long, reddish brown. 



Pseudotsuga The Douglas Spruce 



Genetically separated from the true Spruces by botanists on account 

 of aberrant characters. The Douglas Spruce seems to combine fea- 

 tures of both the Spruces and Hemlocks. For its best development 

 trees should be planted in deep, thoroughly drained soils. Under- 

 such conditions the beauty and hardiness which has crowned it in 

 many plantations will be apparent. 



Pseudotsuga mucronata (Abies douglasi). DOUGLAS SPRUCE. A tall, 

 pyramidal tree with horizontal, pendulous branches. From the moun- 

 tains of British Columbia and Montana to Colorado and Mexico 

 Foliage dark or bluish green, spreading from all sides of the sub- 

 pendent branchlets. Cones pendulous, 3 to 4 inches long, with long 

 exserted bracts. A beautiful tree of great hardiness. 



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