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but have a less rigid foliage, not so tufted and bushy, and the 

 young branchlets usually show a smooth yellowish surface. 



This tree has a very much more restricted range than the Swiss 

 Stone-Pine. It is a native of southeastern Europe, being con- 

 fined to three small areas in Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Monte- 

 negro, at elevations ranging from 2,500 to 6,000 feet. 



From the contrast displayed in the planting it might be supposed 

 that the Swiss Stone-Pine is normally smaller than the Mace- 

 donian. Both, however, may attain to a height of 100 feet in 

 their native ranges. The Macedonian Pine, too, is a five-needle 

 pine and together with the Stone Pine and the native Eastern 

 White-Pine that we shall soon meet is regarded as one of the 

 best five-needle pines for northern regions as far as Ontario, 

 Canada. 



The wood of this tree, though straight-grained and easy to 

 work, has little commercial value outside its native country, and 

 even there the difficulty of its extraction limits its usefulness. In 

 this country the tree has only ornamental value. 



One more pine tree in this group remains unmentioned. It 

 stands farthest to the right and is of a very different shape from 

 all the others in having spreading branches and a less compact 

 habit. It is 



Pinus parviflora var. pentaphylla, the Japanese White-Pine 

 We shall meet other specimens of this tree and gradually notice 

 certain distinguishing features about the leaves — their short tufted 

 habit at the ends of the branches, a certain delicateness about them 

 and their glaucous hue. Their shortness and whitish lining serve 

 to distinguish this one from other five-needle pines. Moreover, 

 the flat-topped head is characteristic of mature trees. It is one of 

 six different pines native to Japan and is the Japanese represen- 

 tative of our Eastern White-Pine. 



The Japanese White-Pine is not normally a tall tree, averaging 

 from 40 to 60 feet in height, though occasionally it may attain 

 90 feet in the forests of Japan. In cultivation, however, it 

 seldom is over 20 feet high. To the Japanese it is known as 

 Goyo-matsit and Himc-komatsu. Its wood is used for general 



