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Pinus Sabiniana, Dougl.* 



Californian Nut Pine or White Pine, Most frequent on the western slopes 

 of the Rocky Mountains, intermixed with other trees ; 150 feet high ; 

 stem 3 to 5 feet in diameter; the wood is white and soft; the clus- 

 tered heavy cones attain a length of 1 foot ; the seeds are edible. 

 Proves in dry localities of Victoria to be of quick growth. 



Pinus serotina, Michx. 



Pond Pine. Southern States of North America, in black morassy soil, 

 principally near the sea coast ; it is 50 feet high, stem 18 inches in 

 diameter; the wood is soft. 



Pinus silvestris, L* 



Scotch Fir, Foehre. Middle and Northern Europe, up to 70° N. Lat., 

 and North Asia, thriving best in sandy soil. A very valuable tree, 

 fully 100 feet high, growing to the age of about 120 years. The Bed 

 Baltic, Norway, or Riga deals are obtained from this pine, as well as 

 a large portion of the European pine tar. Proves well adapted even 

 for the drier parts of Victoria. 



Pinus Sibirica, Turcz. (P. Pichta, Fisch.) 



Siberian Pitch Fir. On the Altai Mountains ; it reaches a height of 

 50 feet. 



Pinus Strobus, L.* 



Weymouth Pine or American White Pine. N.E. America, growing on 

 any soil, but preferring swampy ground; it is found 160 feet high, 

 with a stem of 4 to 6 feet in diameter ; the wood is soft, white, light, 

 free of knots, almost without resin, easy to work, and much 

 esteemed for masts ; it yields American turpentine and gallipot. 



Pinus Tseda, L. 



Frankincense or Loblolly Pine. Florida and Virginia, in sandy soil, 

 attaining a height of 80 feet ; the timber is esteemed for ship-building. 

 It also yields turpentine in good quantity, though of inferior quality. 



Pinus tenuifolia, Benth. 



Mexico, at an elevation of 5000 feet, forming dense forests ; height of 

 tree 100 feet, stem up to 5 feet in diameter. 



Pinus Teocote, Cham, and Schlecht. 



Okote or Torch Pine. Mexico, 5 to 8000 feet above the sea level. 



Tree 100 feet high, stem 3 to 4 feet in diameter; the wood is resinous 



and durable. 

 Pinus Tsuga, Ant. 



In the northern provinces of Japan, 6 to 9000 feet above the sea. The 



tree gets only 25 feet high ; its timber is highly esteemed for superior 



furniture, especially by turners. 



Pinus Webbiana, Wallich* 



King Pine, Dye Pine. On the Himalaya Mountains, at an elevation 

 of 12 to 13,000 feet. A splendid fir 70 to 80 feet high, with a stem 

 diameter of generally 3 to 4 feet, but sometimes even 10 feet. The 

 wood is of a white color, soft, coarse-grained and very resinous ; the 

 natives extract a splendid violet dye from the cones. 



Sciadopitys verticillata, Sieb. 



The lofty and curious Umbrella Fir of Japan, 140 feet high ; resists 

 severe frosts ; wood white and compact. 



Sequoia sempervirens, Endl.* (Taxodium sempervirens, Lamb.) 



Eed Wood or Bastard Cedar of N. W. America, chiefly California. A 

 splendid tree, 300 feet high, occasionally with a diameter of the stem of 

 55 feet. The wood is reddish, close-veined, but light and brittle. One 

 of the most colossal trees of the globe. 



