210 FOREST TREES. 
trunk of uniform size for two-thirds of its length. 
It is said to furnish planks forty teet long without a 
knot. The wood is heavy, strong, and durable, and 
for some uses is preferable to the White Pine. Itisa 
beautiful tree, and its vegetation is vigorous and rapid. 
This species is one of the most valuable of the 
Pines, and highly deserves extensive cultivation ; but 
unfortunately it is difficult if not impossible to pro- 
cure the young trees in considerable quantities. Nine- 
tenths of the plants brought from the northern forests 
usually perish in the removal, even though handled 
with great care. The reason of this is not very obvi- 
ous, since, after growing two or three years in the nur- 
sery, the Red Pine transplants as successfully as other 
species. Nor is the seed easily obtained. Mr. Robert 
Douglas informed me that he had offered liberal prices 
for it without being able to procure any. Imfsome of 
the cone-gatherers of the European forests could be 
employed in our northern woods, the seed might un- 
doubtedly be collected. Cones of the Grey Pine con- 
taining seed have been sold in Jlinois, by knaves, as 
those of the Red Pine, which they are not very unlike. 
The Red Pine is far superior to the Scotch and 
Austrian Pines for ornamental purposes, and it seems 
strange that it has not been more generally brought 
into notice. 
10. Pinus Banksiana—Grey Pine, Scrub Pine. 
Leaves, one to two inches long, oblique, divergent; 
sheaths, very short; cones, ovate-conical, smooth, 
often curved; scales, pointless. 
