PINE. 213 
the scales. A densely branched shrub, or possibly a small tree, 
two to ten feet high. 
Distribution —Mountains of central Europe. 
Propagation—Easily grown from seeds. 
Uses.—The Dwarf Pine is one of the hardiest of Pines. It is 
of pretty, close shrubby form and takes kindly to pruning, which 
often greatly improves it. The plants from seed vary quite a 
little in habit, some being dwarf and spreading while others are 
Figure 48. Pinus montana pumila. .Dwarf Pine. 
quite erect and tree-like. It is valuable for single specimens 
in lawn planting, for the edges of evergreen groups and for low 
hedges. 
Genus LARIX. 
A genus of large, deciduous, cone-bearing trees. Leaves 
needle-shaped, soft, deciduous, clustered, except on young shoots, 
where they are spirally arranged; leaf clusters developed in early 
spring from lateral, scaly, globular buds, which are scattered 
along the shoots of the season. 
Propagation.—The seeds germinate readily in moist sandy soil, 
and the seedlings are easily raised in the manner described for 
evergreens. They should be transplanted very early in the 
spring, and if this is done at the right time the seedlings will 
start readily, but if moved after the plants have started they are 
very likely to fail. 
