60. 
THE SCOTCH FIR. 
Pinus sylvestris. 
PrateE 8, Fie. 4. 
wt HE Scotch Fir, as Pinus sylvestris 
is commonly called, is the only 
one amongst our British Conifers 
indigenous to this island; and 
* proof of its being indigenous is 
furnished by its presence in peat 
e bogs in certain parts of the country. 
' For its timber it is valued beyond all 
the species of Pine growing in Europe. 
It grows to a height varying according to cir- 
cumstances, but frequently as much as a hundred 
feet, and with a corresponding girth. Its great 
habitats are the Highlands of Scotland, and hence 
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