434 BLACK-AND-WHITE CREEPER. 



The Black Larch. 



PiNUS PENDULA, Pursh, Flor. Amer. vol. ii. p. 645. — Moncecia Polyandria, Linn. 

 ConifekjE, Jusi, 



Leaves fasciculate, deciduous ; cones oblong, the margins of the scales 

 inflected ; bracteoles pandurifonn, with an attenuated tip. This species, 

 which grows in cedar swamps, in the Northern States, attains a great 

 size, and resembles the European Larch in appearance. 



