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side of the large Scotch Pine. Having done so, let ns first note 

 the tallest and broadest tree in the group on top of this Section. It 

 stands approximately in the center of the planting on top of the 

 knoll and is a common White Pine (p. 17). Almost in a line 

 with it and us is a smaller tree with its darker leaves in distinct 

 tufts. To the right of this latter and about 15 feet in front of us, 

 the nearest of all the trees, is a similar one. These two are Limber 

 Pines. There are altogether thirteen specimens of this tree dis- 

 tributed over this area. We shall consider them more in detail a 

 little later. 



On the far side of the big center White Pine and in line with 

 our station at the little Korean Pine are two more trees. The first 

 of these is another Korean Pine and the second a Limber Pine. 

 To the right of both of these is another isolated common White 

 Pine. 



If we step two paces to the right of the second of the two 

 Limber Pines before us, we should notice a row of three trees 

 extending from us. The first is a common White Pine and the 

 other two are Limber Pines. The three small trees to the extreme 

 right are all common White Pines. 



Now we must step to the left of our original position until we 

 come in line with a row of four low trees to the left of the big 

 center White Pine. The big Scotch Pine is now behind us. The 

 four trees in the row before us, with the exception of the second, 

 are Korean Pines and the second one is another common White 

 Pine. 



Still more to the left and ahead of us are more Korean Pines. 

 They are lighter-colored than the others about them. The darker 

 eight include the more or less distinct group toward the end of 

 of this planting. They are 



Pinus flexilis, the Limber Pine 



Not much is known concerning this tree as an ornamental in 

 this section of the country. It is a native of western North 

 America, ranging from Texas to Alberta and westward into Cali- 

 fornia at altitudes up to 12,000 feet. It is particularly a Rocky 

 Mountain tree. In its native range it may attain a height of 80 



