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PINE FAMILY. 339 
ng. Leaves deciduous and soft’ or evergreen and rigid, the primary 
fed eee the secondary many in fascicles. Fertile aments crimson 
in 
* Leaves rigid and evergreen. 
1. L. Ce’prvus, Miller. Leaves rather few i in the fascicles, needle-form, 
pointed ; strobiles oval, obtuse, rather large. 
Cepar Larix. Cedar of Lebanon. 
or more’ feet high. wes 34 an inch to aninch in length. Cones3-4 
Stem 30-50 o 
inches long ; scales broad, truncate, Wenn appressed. 
Cultivated. Native of Syria. 
Obs. This noble tree— so well known for the references to it in the 
sacred volume—has been recently introduced, _ bids fair a 
common in lies jon. The Deodar Cedar—a graceful e 
with drooping branches, less rigid and ra ather longer b binih arden 
oe leaves—has also been introduced: and apparently belongact 
: sect 
** Leaves soft and deciduous, 
2. L. America’na, Mz. Leaves thread-like; cones ovoid, of few 
rounded scales which are slightly inflexed on the margin. 
a Larrx. American or Black Larch. Hackmatack. Tama- 
A slender tree, 20-50 feet high, with numerous “aes horizontal, irregular teanon 
long, Cones about half an inch long. 
aan to beceruee Fi. Ma. May. 
3. L. Evropa’s, DC. Leaves flattish; cones oblong with the scales 
slightly ieee on the margin. 
mp Larix. Larch. White Larch. 
0 or more feet high. Leaves au inch. ox spare jn lena Cones about an inch 
tng, Purple While Young, nally reddish- ten 
Europe. Fl. May. 
Obs. The European and mena Larches much resemble each o r 
but the wore: ig o handso tree with | somewhat Hig! leaves 
cones. Th is highly 
planted on many unproductive lands in our country. 
4. THU’JA, Tournef. Anrsor-Vir2. 
[The ancient Greek name of some resinous tree.] 
Aments terminal, ovoid, small monacious, the two kinds on different 
branches. "mons wis sells eae or amet, berg 
