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Pinus Jeffreyi, Murr. 



North California, on a sterile sandy soil. A noble pine, 150 feet high ; 

 stem 4 feet thick. 



Pinus Kaempferi, Lamb. 



Chinese Larch ; also called Golden Pine. China. This is the hand- 

 somest of all the larches. It is of quick growth, and attains a height 

 of 150 feet: The leaves, which are of a vivid green during spring and 

 summer, turn to a golden yellow in autumn. The wood is very hard 

 and durable. 



Pinus Koraiensis, Sieb. and Zucc. 



China and Japan. A handsome tree, 30 to 40 feet high, producing 

 edible seeds. 



Pinus Lambertiana, Dougl. 



Giant or Sugar Pine. North-west coast of America ; mostly in great 

 altitudes. A lofty tree, upwards of 300 feet high, with a straight, 

 naked stem of from 20 to 60 feet in circumference. It thrives best in 

 sandy soil, and produces a soft, white, straight grained wood, which 

 for inside work is esteemed above any other pine in California, and 

 furnished in large quantities. The cones are 18 inches long; the 

 seeds are edible, and used as food by the natives. Would come best 

 to perfection in the humid regions of our higher mountains. 



Pinus Laricio, Poir.* 



Corsican Pine. South Europe. It attains a height of 120 feet. The 

 wood is white, towards the centre dark, very resinous, coarse-grained, 

 elastic and durable, and much esteemed for building, especially for 

 waterworks. There are three main varieties of this pine, viz. : 

 P. L. Poiretiana, in Italy ; P. L. Austriaca, in Austria ; P. L. Pallas- 

 siana, on the borders of the Black Sea. The tree grows best in 

 . calcareous soil, but also in poor, sandy soil, where, however, the timber 

 is not so large nor so good. It yields all the products of P. silvestris, 

 but in greater quantities, being perhaps the most resinous of 

 all pines. 



Pinus Mertensiana, Bong. 



Californian Hemlock Spruce, North-west America. The wood is 

 white and very soft, but is often used for building. The tree is from 

 100 to 150 feet high, by a stem diameter of 4 to 6 feet. 



Pinus mitis, Michx. 



Yellow Pine of North America. In dry sandy soil, attaining a height 

 of 60 feet. Wood durable, fine-grained, moderately resinous, valuable 

 for flooring. 



Pinus monophylla, Torr. and Frem. 



Stone or Nut Pine of California, on the Sierra Nevada and Cascade 

 Mountains, 6,500 feet. The seeds are edible, of an almond-like taste, 

 and consumed in quantity by the natives. Height of tree only 35 

 feet ; thickness of stem 8 to 1 inches. 



Pinus montana, DuRoi. (P. Pumilio Hasnke.) 



On the Alps and Carpathians up to the highest points, covering large 

 tracts, and thriving on the poorest soil. The tree, which grows about 

 25 feet high, in favourable localities 50, yields much oil of turpen- 

 tine. The wood is used for carving and for firewood. Only available 

 to advantage for our highlands. 



Pinus Montezumae, Lamb. (P. Devoniana, Lindl.) (P. Gfrenvillece, 

 Gord.) 

 Mexico. A handsome Pine, 80 feet high; wood white, soft and 

 resinous. 



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