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TREES AND SHB 



The Conifers or So-called Evergreens. 



The Pines (Pinus spp.). The genus is represented in 

 New Mexico by seven species, three of which are fairly com- 

 mon, the remainder being occasional or restricted to small 

 areas within onr limits. 



The Pinyon (Pinus edulis) is common throughout the 

 State at elevatons of from 5.000 to 7,000 feet, being restricted 

 mainly to the drier and rockier mountain slopes. It is of rela- 





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tivelv small val e tor any purpose. Attempts to cultivate it 



have never been ery successful, as it grows very slowly, and 



like all conifers :s hard to transplant. Its seeds germinate 



readilv. The w id is soft and rots easily; hence is of little 



