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are a little deeper in color. The bark of the trunk is 

 grayish brown, and the thin scales, perpendicularly 

 arranged, are often sharply and hori- 

 zontally cracked across. The 



Jersey Scrub Pine. 



young twigs have a purplish-brown hue, with a plumr 

 like bloom. 



The Jersey scrab pine grows from 15 to 40 feet 

 high, and is found on barren and sandy ground, from 

 Long Island, N. T., to South Carolina near the coast, 

 and westward through Kentucky to southern Indiana, 

 The cone is about two inches long, and is furnished 

 with thornlike prickles on the tips of the scales. 

 YeUow Pine. ^he yellow pine is a straight, sym- 

 Knusmitis. metrical, often cone-shaped tree, 50 



HnnseoUnata. ^^ ^qq ^^^^ ^^^^ ^-^^^ j^ valuable 



for its lumber. Indeed, yellow pine is next in value 

 to Georgia pine, and is largely used as an ornamental 

 wood for interior trimmings, flooring, ceihng, ship- 



