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WOOD AND FOREST. 



Loblolly Pine. Old Field Pine. 



Lohlolly may refer to the inferiority of the wood ; old field refers tt> 

 habit of spontaneous growth on old fields. 



Pinus laeda Linnaeus. 



Pinus, the classical Latin name; laeda, the classical Latin name for 

 pitch-pine, wliich was used for torches. 



Habitat. 



Leaf. 



Habitat: (See map) ; 

 gi'ows Ijest in eastern Vir- 

 ginia, and eastern North 

 Carolina. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height. 100'-150'; 

 diameter, often 4'-5'; 

 branches high ; bark, 

 purplisli brown, shallow, 

 meandering fissures, broad, 

 flat, scaly ridges ; leaves, 

 3 in sheath. 4"-7" long; 

 cones 3"-5" long. 



Appearance of Wood: 



Color, heart-wood orange, 

 sap-wood lighter; non- 

 porous : rings very plain, 

 sharp contrast between 

 spring wood and summer 

 wood : grain, straight, 

 coarse: rays conspicuous; 

 very resinous, but ducts 

 few and small. 



Physical Qualities : 



Weight, medium (39th in 



