24 FAMILIAR TREES 
and its timber is very knotty and rough. The wood 
is, however, very resinous, more so than that of the 
Corsican Pine or any other species grown in Austria. 
This resin renders its wood more durable than that 
of the true .P Laricio, and more valuable also as 
fuel. It is largely extracted in Austria, and forms 
part of the Venice turpentine of commerce. 
The Tartarian Pine (P. LZ. Pallasiana Lamb., 
also known as P. taw’rica) approaches the Corsican 
Pine in its dimensions, but is a broader tree 
with long, thick branches springing from near the 
ground. The needles may be six or seven inches in 
length, but they are rigid as in the Austrian Pine, 
though of a much lighter shade of green. The cones 
are commonly produced three or four together, and 
each five inches in length; they are ovate and 
generally bent at the apex, and the tubercles in the 
centre of their ash-coloured apophyses are yellow, and 
bear a small spine. The tree grows rapidly, and is 
well adapted for thin, chalky soils and for planting 
near the sea; but it is not very often seen in 
England. 
SECTION OF NEEDLE OF 
CORSICAN PINE, HIGHLY 
MAGNIFIED. 
