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Pinus Pinceana, Gord. 



Mexico, up to 9000 feet above sea level. A very remarkable pine, 

 having drooping branches like the Weeping Willow; 60 feet high. Most 

 desirable for cemeteries. 



Pinus Pindrow, Boyle. 



In great abundance on the spurs of the Himalaya mountains, 8 to 

 12,000 feet above the sea level. A fine straight stemmed tree. lOO feet 

 high. 



Pinus Pinea, L* 



Stone Pine. Frequent in the countries bordering on the Mediterranean ; 

 height of tree 60 feet ; the wood is whitish, light, but full of resin, and 

 much used for buildings, furnitu i e and ships. The seeds are edible, 

 somewhat resembling almonds, bu^ of a taste resinous though not dis- 

 agreeable ; they only ripen in their third year. This pine grows as 

 easily and almost as quickly as the Cluster Pine. 



Pinus Pinsapo, Boiss. 



Spanish Fir. In Spain, on the Sierra Nevada, 4 to 6000 feet. A tree 

 of 60 feet high, with branches from the ground. 



Pinus ponderosa, Dough* (P. Benthamiana, Hartw.) 



Yellow or Pitch Pine of the mountains of N.W. America. Height of 

 tree up to 225 feet, with a stem of 24 feet in circumference, of compara- 

 tively quick growth ; the wood is heavy, and for general purposes 

 preferred to that of any other pine. Has proved well adapted even for 

 dry localities in Victoria. 



Pinus Pseudo-Strobus, Lindl* 



In Mexico. This tree is superior in appearance to any other Mexican 

 pine ; height 80 feet. 



Pinus Pyrenaica, Lapeyr. 



In the South of Spain and on the Pyrenees. A fine ornamental tree of 

 quick growth, 80 feet high ; the wood is white and dry, poor in resin. 



Pinus radiata, Don.* (P. insignis, Dough) 



California. A splendid pine, fully 100 feet high, with a straight stem 

 2 to 4 feet in diameter. It is of remarkably rapid growth, a seedling, 

 one year old, being strong enough for final transplantation ; the wood 

 is tough, and much sought for boat-building and various utensils. 



Pinus religiosa, Humb, 



Oyamel Fir. Mexico, 4 to 9000 feet above the sea level. A magnificent 

 tree with silvery leaves, growing 100 feet high ; stem 6 feet iu diameter; 

 the wood is particularly well fit for shingles. 



Pinus resinosa, Soland. 



Red Pine. N. America, principally in Canada and Nova Scotia. It gets 

 80 feet high and 2 feet in diameter ; the wood is red, fine-grained, 

 heavy and durable, not very resinous, and is used for ship-building. 



Pinus rigida, Mill.* 



American Pitch Pine. From New England to Virginia. It grows to a 

 height of 80 feet ; the timber, when from good soil, is hard and resinous 

 and used for building ; but the tree is principally important for its yield 

 of turpentine, resin, pitch and tar. 



Pinus rubra, Lamb. 



Hudson's Pine, Bed Spruce. Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and other 

 northern parts of the American Continent. A straight slender tree, 70 

 feet high ; the wood is of a reddish color and highly esteemed 





