FOKEST TKEES AND FOREST SCENERY 



a vast territory. N^ot that the conifers 

 are here entirely absent, for several of 

 these, including the white pine itself, 

 follow the mountain ranges and scat- 

 ter throughout the hills and plains; 

 but their number dwindles in the pro- 

 portion of the whole. 



Beyond this region to the southward, 

 in the States that border the Gulf 

 east of the Mississippi, in Georgia, 

 and stretching along the coast north- 

 ward, a region of pines is once more 

 encountered. This section of our 

 forests, though it has already yielded 

 generous supplies, is among the richest 

 in the country. From the pineries of 

 the South is obtained much of our con- 

 struction timber; and thence, too, we 

 derive our pitch, tar, and turpentine 

 from the sap of the trees. 

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