THE PINES. : 105 
PITCH PINE. 
This tree is confined to the Atlantic States, it never be- 
ing found west of the Alleghanies, and occupies, like most 
of its brethren, sandy, poor soil; it seldom exceeds from 
thirty-five to forty feet in height, with a diameter of 
from twelve to eighteen inches. Sometimes it reaches 
the height of about eighty feet, but this is only when 
found in swamp-land. The wood of this tree is unusu- 
ally resinous, knotty, and heavy, three fourths of the 
wood being sap-wood. The chief use of this tree is for 
the amount of pitch it yields. It also makes very good 
fuel, as it burns with a steady, strong flame and gives 
great heat. I would not recommend it for culture, as 
there are so many better varieties of pine that far ex- 
ceed it in value, both as a lumber tree and for fuel. 
Loudon recommends it as an ornamental tree, but I can- 
not say that I admire his taste, as it is very knotty and 
generally has a great many excrescences. 
STONE PINE. 
This tree is found extensively in the Alps and in Si- 
beria; its chief use is for carving and fancy inlaid work, 
it being especially adapted for this work on account of 
the absence, or nearly so, of the grain; the wood is soft 
and very durable. The seeds yield a very odoriferous 
oil, and are sometimes used for food. This tree is a 
very handsome tree, and the only reason for not culti- 
vating it extensively is its slowness of growth, which 
fact, I dare say, has kept it from becoming as well 
known as other less valuable of its species. 
LOBLOLLY OR OLDFIELD PINE. 
This tree cannot be given much space, as it is not only 
inferior as a “thing of beauty” to many others of its 
brethren, but its timber is very spongy and not worth 
anything, excepting where other lumber is hard to find. 
