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The last of this group of white pines stands with its crown cut 

 off in the little triangular patch between the path and the road that 

 runs to the east, ahead of us. 



We must now cross this road and on the other side we meet 

 the pines again. The first to attract our attention are the nine 

 bushy ones right in front of us. There are seven of one kind and 

 two of another. The seven are those with the somewhat scaly 

 yellowish-brown or reddish bark with the leaves in a more or less 

 rounded head, leaving the lower part of the plant open. These 

 trees are 



Pinus densiflora var. umbraculifera, the Japanese Umbrella-Pine 



This is one of the best of several garden varieties which the 

 Japanese have developed from their native red pine. To them it 

 is known as Tanyosho. It is one of the choicest varieties of 

 conifers for decorative purposes, attaining a height of twelve feet. 

 The leaves are in groups of twos, offering us our first contact 

 with such leaf arrangement. All the pines so far have been of the 

 live-needle type. 



The other two bushy pines associated with these seven are con- 

 spicuously different ; their leaves are in threes, occasionally more 

 or less. They are 



Pinus Bungeana, the White-bark or Lace-bark Pine 



This pine is native to western China, where in maturity it is 

 one of the most conspicuous and attractive trees. Its oddity lies 

 in the fact that it sheds its bark much as the plane tree or the 

 birch, exposing a white trunk that presents a striking contrast 

 against the green of other conifers frequently associated with it. 

 This trait is already indicated on the trees before us, for on the 

 trunks yellow patches appear as a result of exfoliation of the 

 outer bark. It is not, however, until an age of about fifty years 

 is attained that the whiteness appears. This peculiar habit, shown 

 also by the White-bark Pine of the western United States, P. 

 albicaulis, is an anomaly, so far as pines are concerned. 



Though of a bushy habit in cultivation, the White-bark Pine 



