V18VS BOLANDERI, P. CONTORTA. 



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The wood of the Austrian Pine is very resinous, strong, and tough, 

 but coarse in grain and knotty; it is inferior to that of the. Scotch 

 or Corsican Pine, but useful for out-of-door 

 carpentry, as fencing, &c. As a fast growing 

 dense habited tree, it is one of the best of Pines 

 for forming screens, and for "nursing" more 

 tender trees. It is perfectly hardy, and thrives 

 in any soil not too wet ; it also grows well on 

 chalk hills where many other kinds fail, but it 

 should not be planted in proximity to the sea. 



Pinus Bolanderi. — A low tree, rarely exceed- 

 ing 15 feet in height, much branched, and densely 

 clothed with foliage. The leaves are about 2 

 inches long, rather rigid, twisted, sub-erect, and 

 palish grass-green in colour; the cones are small, 

 ovoid, about 2 inches long, and are produced 

 in whorls of four— five. 



Habitat. — California, on , the upper portions of 

 the coast range, in the neighbourhood of Cape 

 Mendocino. 



Pinus Bolanderi is closely allied to, and much 

 resembles P. murieata, of which it is probably 

 only a local and smaller form. Its dense branch- 

 ing habit and bluish grey glaucescent foliage 

 render it distinct as a low shrubbery tree, and 

 useful for thick screens ; it should not be 

 planted in exposed situations. 



Fig. 37. — Fertile branchlet of 

 Pinttg aurtriaca. One-fourth 

 natural size. (Prom the 

 Gardener? Chronicle.) 



Pinus contorta. — A tree of moderate or small size, of conical 

 outline, with numerous sub-erect or spreading branches. The leaves 

 are small, not more than from 1 to 2 inches long, closely resembling 

 those of the Scotch Fir in form, but of a brighter green; the cones 

 ovoid, almost spherical, about 1J inch long, and persist for 



are 



several years. 



Habitat. California and Oregon, abundant on the Cascade Moun- 

 tains, and on the banks of the Klamath and Columbia Kivers.* 



Introduced by David Douglas in 1831. 



Pinus contorta is a hardy useful Pine for the park and landscape, 

 * Pacific Railway Report, p. 34. 

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