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America; its wood is sometimes used for fuel, and was 

 valued by the Indians for the frames of canoes. 



In the area to the eastward of the spruces are a number of 

 other pines. The Korean white pine, a native of eastern 

 Asia, is located next to the spruces. Near this is the Table- 

 mountain pine. On the high ground to the eastward of 

 the above is the Scotch pine, the principal timber pine of 

 Europe and Asiatic Russia. On the easterly slope of 

 this higher land and on the lower ground nearby may 

 be found, among others, the red or Norway pine, from 

 northeastern North America, the wood of which is largely 

 used for building purposes and for masts, piles and spars; 

 the small-flowered white pine, from Japan, where it is 

 frequently used by the Japanese in producing their minia- 

 ture trees; the Japanese black pine, useful for its wood; the 

 Austrian pine, found native from Austria to the Balkan 

 peninsula; and the yellow, or bull, pine, from western North 

 America. 



In the triangle located midway between the south gate 

 and range I, are the American cypresses (Taxodium), in 

 two species: the bald cypress, and the pond cypress. 

 These, like the larches (Larix), and a few other coniferous 

 trees, shed their leaves for a portion of the year. They 

 form vast areas in parts of the southern states, called 

 cypress swamps. Their timber is of economic importance 

 and their bark is rich in tannin. None of the true cypresses 

 (Cupressus) are hardy with us. 



At the northern end of the swale in which the herbaceous 

 grounds are located, and to the westward of the morphologic 

 garden, is the collection of larches (Larix) and also the 

 members of the yew family (Taxaceae). The larches are 

 deciduous trees, the wood of which is of great economic 

 importance. Specimens of the European larch are here, 

 and also of the Japanese larch. The genus Pseudolarix, 

 distinguished from the larches in having the scales of the 

 cones decidous, is represented by its single species, the 

 golden or Chinese larch; this, like the true larches, is a 

 deciduous tree. 



