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Pinus teda, Zimneus. LOBLOLLY or OLDFIELD PINE, ToRCH PINE, 
FRANKINCENSE Pine. (Pinus Virginiana tenuifolia, Plukenet.) Tree 
ranging from Delaware southward along the coast, sometimes under favorable 
conditions becoming 100 feet high. It takes complete possession of worn-out 
fields in the Southern States, so that nothing else will grow on them. This 
species is not rich in turpentine, neither is the timber of first-rate quality. It 
does, however, answer for fuel. 
The above list includes (along with some which are not thoroughly hardy) 
most of the desirable Pines for the Park. Many familiar names, especially 
those of Western species, will be missed. It is to be remembered, however, 
that many of these fail to stand our winters, and notably so those from the 
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Podocarpus. The most striking peculiarity of this large genus is the long 
peduncle which supports the succulent fruit. Male and female flowers are 
usually on different trees. 
Podocarpus Andina, Pépfig. PLUM Fir, ANDES PopocaRpus. (/Podo- 
carpus spicata, Pippig; Vaxus spicata, Dombey; Prumnopitys elegans, 
Philippi.) Tree from the Andes of South Chili, 40 to 50 feet high. Probably 
hardy here. : 
Podocarpus Japonica, Srebo/¢d. JAPAN PopocarRPus. (Podocarpus lan- 
ceolata, Hort.) Isa small tree which is quite common in Japan. Leaves 4 
to 8 inches long and ¥% inch wide; thick, stiff, and blunt-pointed. Hardy 
here. 
Pseudo-Larix. Differs from the ordinary species of Larix (Larches) chiefly 
in having deciduous scales to the cones. There is but a single species : 
Pseudo-Larix Kaempferi, Gordon. GOLDEN LARCH, CHINESE LARCH. 
(Larix Kaempferi, Fortune; Abies Kaempferi, Lindley ; Pinus Kaempferi, 
Lambert.) Tree from China, 130 feet high; cone-scales widely diverging ; 
cones 3 inches long. May be considered as hardy. 
Retinospora. This name is used simply because it is so generally accepted 
in garden literature; and it is not to be regarded as indicating a genus in a 
strictly botanical sense. The plants composing it really belong to Cupressus 
or to Chamecypfaris, from which they are distinguished mainly by the resin 
in the seed-coats. 
Retinospora ericoides, Zuccarinit. HEATH-LIKE RETINOSPORA. (Cha- 
macyparis ericoides, Carriere ; Cupressus ericoides, Hort. ; Funiperus ericoides, 
Hort.) Low shrub from Japan. Fairly hardy here. The Japanese cultivate 
itin pots. The whole plant becomes dingy red as cold weather approaches. 
Retinospora filicoides, Veitch. FerN-LIke RETINOSPORA. (Xetinospora 
obtusa filicoides, Hort.) 1s a handsome, free-growing tree found in Japanese - 
gardens. 
Retinospora filifera, Standish. Tureapy JAPAN Cypress. Tree 50 
feet high; from Japan, where it is much cultivated for ornament. The varieties 
aurea and pendula are likewise much cultivated there. gracilis, Veitch; is 
a recent importation, with very slender shoots. variegata, //vofes; is ‘‘an 
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