30. FOREST-TREES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
California. This variety in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at an altitude 
of 5,000 to 9,000 feet attains a height of 150 to 200 feet. It is variously 
called Tamarack, Twisted Pine, or Black Pine. 
No. 339. Pinus inops, Ait.—Jersey Pine; Scrub Pine.—Eastern United 
States. A straggling tree 15 to 40 feet high, with spreading or drooping 
branches. It abounds in New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia, also on 
the rocky hills bordering the Ohio in Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and 
Indiana. The wood is of little value. 
No. 340. Pinus mitis, Michx.—Yellow Pine.—Eastern United States, 
chiefly south. This is a handsome tree, growing from New England to 
Wisconsin, and sparingly in Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and south 
ward to Florida. The timber is very valuable, ee ts a higher 
price even than the white pine. , naer te ake 
No. 341. Pinus clausa, Chap.—Florida. A eral tree found by Dr. 
Chapman at Apalachicola, related to Pinus inops. 
No.342. Pinus glabra, W alt.—Spruce Pine.—South Carolina and south- 
ward. A tree 40 to 60 feet high, with smoothish bark and soft white 
wood, branching from near the ground. Resembles P. mitis ; grows 
from South Carolina to Florida. 
No. 343. Pinus resinosa, Ait.—Red Pine.—Massachusetts to Wiscon- 
sin. A tree 50 to 80 feet high, with reddish bark, growing from Penn- 
sylvania northward through Canada and Nova Scotia, also in Wisconsin 
and Michigan. The wood is compact, strong, and durable, and for some 
uses is preferable to the white pine. It is also an excellent ornamental 
tree. ; 
No. 344. Pinus Elliottii, Eng. P rilioits Pine.—South Carolina and 
southward. 
No. 345. Pinus pungens, Michx.—Table Mountain Pine.—This species 
grows on the Alleghany Mountains from Pennsylvania southward ; 
abundant in some parts of Virginia and North Carolina. A tree of 40 
or 50 feet height, and of very vigorous and rapid growth. 
No. 346. Pinus muricata, Don.—Bishop’s Pine.—California. A small 
tree 30 to 40 feet high; grows near the coast north and south of San 
Francisco, and in other localities in that State. 
No. 347. Pinus edulis, Eng.—Pinon Nut Pine.—Rocky Mountains. 
A low tree with a spreading habit, growing in Colorado and Utah, and 
in New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California. It is universally 
known by the Mexican name of Pinon. It has an edible nut, which is 
much used as food by the Indians, and the wood is rich in resin, making 
it excellent fuel. 
No. 348. Pinus monophylla, Torr.—Nut Pine.—Sierra Nevada Mount- 
ains. This species is almost limited to the eastern slope of the Sierra 
Nevada Mountains, at altitudes of 2,000-to 6,000 feet. It isa small tree 
of 20 to 40 feet height. The seeds are eagerly collected for food by the 
Washoe and other Indians. The wood is excellent fuel. 
No. 349. Pinus Parryana, Eng.—Nut Pine.—Near the Mexican border 
southwest. 
No, 350. Pinus ponderosa, Dougl.—Yellow Pine.—Rocky Mountains. 
A very variable pine; several of its extreme forms have been consid- 
ered different species. It occurs in Colorado, Utah, and the Black Hills 
of Wyoming. It is remarkable for its heavy wood, which makes excel- 
lent lumber. It is generally called Yellow Pine. 
No. 351. Pinus ponderosa, Doug., var. Benthamiana, Hart. — Sappy 
Pine.—California. This variety grows in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, 
in damp valleys, and near streams. It is generally slender and tall, 
