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Pinus sylvestris L. (of woods). 

 Scotch Pine. Scotch Fir. 



Rare or local. Fields, roadsides and woods as an escape 

 from cultivation: New London (Graves), Lyme (Harger & 

 Graves), Southington (Andrews & Bissell), Bridgeport 

 (Fames). May. Native of Europe and Asia. 



One of the valuable timber trees of Europe. It thrives 

 in our climate and was formerly often planted. It is of little 

 value as an ornamental tree, but if grown in sufficient quan- 

 tity might be valuable for timber. 



Pinus resinosa Ait. (resinous). 

 Red Pine. 



Rare or local. Rocky woods : Granby (I. Holcomb), Salis- 

 bury (Mrs. C. S. Phelps). May— June. 



The most beautiful of our native pines and a valuable 

 ornamental tree. One of the timber trees of northern New 

 England. 



LARIX Mill. Larch. 



Larix laricina (DuRoi) Koch (larch-like). 

 Larix americana Michx. 

 Tamarack. Hackmatack. American or Black Larch. 



Swamps and bogs. Absent near the coast. Rare in the 

 eastern part of the state: Union (Bissell), Tolland (Graves). 

 Becoming occasional westward and frequent in Litchfield 

 County. May. 



The wood is hard, strong, durable in contact with the soil, 

 valuable for posts and railroad ties. The bark is medicinal. 



Larix decidua Mill, (falling in season). 

 Larix europaea DC. 

 European Larch. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to roadsides, fields and 

 waste ground: Thompson and Union (Bissell), Griswold 

 (Graves), Southington (Andrews & Bissell), Bridgeport 

 (Fames). April — May. Native of northern Europe. 



Hardy in almost any location and also producing a valu- 

 able timber. A good tree to plant for wind-breaks. 



