PINE. 279 



of turpentine, charcoal and lamp-black being manufactured from 

 the refuse. 



Pine, Colonial. See Pine, Moreton Bay. 



Pine, Common, of Australia. See Cypress-Pine. 



Pine, Corsican (P. Laricio Poir.). Corsica and the Maritime 

 Alps. Known also as "Larch Pine." Germ. " Schwarzkiefer." 

 Height 80 100 ft. Creamy white when freshly cut, brownish- 



FIG. 56. Transverse section of Corsican Pine (Pinus Laricio). 



yellow when seasoned, tough, elastic, long but rather coarse in 

 grain, very resinous, easily worked, susceptible of a fair polish, 

 very durable, obnoxious to insects. Resembling Northern 

 Pine (P. sylvestris) of good quality in its structure and uses. 

 (Fig56.) 



Pine, Cuban (P. cubensis Griseb.). Southern United States. 

 Known also as " Bastard, Meadow, Slash, or Swamp Pine," and in 

 British Honduras as "Yellow" or "Pitch Pine." Height 75 ft. 

 or more; diam. 2 ft. or more. Heavy, exceedingly hard, very 

 strong, tough and durable, little inferior to Long-leaf Pine 



