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SCOTCH FIR (PINI-:). 



SCOTCH FIR (PINE) — Pinus Sylvestris. 



The Scots Pine is a nativ^e of Great Britain, 



aiiv soil, wliether wet or dry, and whether consisting ot sand, peat, or 



loam. On exposed moorland it dwindles to a dwarf tree supported 



It will grow in 



by numerous lateral roots ; in deep soil it sends down a main root, and 

 the trunk under favourable circumstances attains to a height of one 

 hundred feet. The Timber is coarse, stringy, and resinous; its cjuality 

 is dependent upon the nature of the soil in which it is grown. 



