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sively planted in Great Britain; and there is no 
doubt that it might be profitably cultivated on 
waste lands in the northern United States. Its 
treatment in plantations is the same as that of 
the White Pine. Plants two or at most three years 
old are employed for planting. It is very suitable 
for screens or belts for the protection of orchards or 
buildings. 
In the west, the Scotch Pine has been considerably 
planted for ornamental purposes; a fact which may 
be attributed to the limited variety of evergreens in 
general cultivation, and to the facility with which it 
is grown. It is inferior in beauty to most of our 
native species, although in certain situations it shows 
to good advantage. Michaux remarks that the 
Scotch Pine bears transplanting with less injury 
than any other species. 
8. Pinus Austriaca—Austrian Pine. 
Leaves, three to five inches long, rigid, curved to- 
wards the twig, sharply pointed; color, dark green; 
sheaths, short; cones, two to three inches long, 
slightly curved. 
"This species is said to be found principally upon 
the mountains of the Austrian dominions, where it 
grows to the height of one hundred and twenty feet. 
In open ground it becomes a spreading tree with 
stiff, strong branches. In its native countries its 
timber is much used and highly esteemed. It is 
strong, tough, and very resinous—makes excellent 
fuel, and affords great quantities of turpentine. 
