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Pinus Ayacahuite, Ehrenberg. (P. Loudoniana, Gordon.) 

 In Mexico, at an elevation of 8000 to 12,000 feet. An 

 excellent Pine, 100 to 150 feet liigh, with a stem-diameter of 

 three to four feet. Yielding a much-esteemed white or some- 

 times reddish timber. 



Pinus balsamea, Linne. 



Balsam-Fir, Balm of Gilead Fir. Canada, Nova Scotia, New 

 England. An elegant tree, forty feet high, which with Pinus 

 Fraseri yields the Canada-Balsam, the well-known oleo-resin. 

 The timber is light, soft and useful for furniture. It thrives 

 best in cold swampy places. Eligible for our alps. 



Pinus bracteata, D. Don. 



Southern California, up to 6000 feet. A very handsome 

 tree, attaining 150 feet in height, with a slender, perfectly 

 straight stem, not more than two feet in circumference. The 

 resin is used for incense. 



Pinus Brunoniana, Wallich. (P. dumosa, D. Don.) 



Himalaya, descending to 8000 and ascending to 10,500 feet. 

 Attains a height of 120 feet, and the stem a circumference of 

 28 feet (J. D. Hooker). Particularly eligible for our alps. 

 The timber is pale and soft and does not stand exposure 

 well. 



Pinus Canadensis, Linne. 



Hemlock-Spruce. In Canada and over a great part of the 

 United States, on high mountains. A very ornamental tree, 

 100 feet high, with a white cross-grained and inferior wood. 

 The tree, however, is extremely valuable on account of its 

 bark, which is much esteemed as a tanning material; it is 

 stripped off during the summer months. The young shoots 

 are used in making spruce-beer. 



Pinus Canariensis, C. Smith.* 



Canary-Pine. Canary Islands, forming large forests at an 

 elevation of 5000 to 6000 feet. A tree seventy feet high, 

 with a resinous durable very heavy wood, not readily attacked 

 by insects. It thrives well in Victoria, and shows celerity of 

 growth. 



Pinus Cedrus, Linne. 



Cedar of Lebanon. Together with the Atlas-variety on the 

 mountains of Lebanon and Taums, also in North Africa. 

 The tree grows to a height of 100 feet, and attains a very 

 great age; the wood is of a light reddish colour, soft, easy to 

 work, and much esteemed for its durability. 



Pinus Cedrus, var. Deodara."^ 



Deodar-Cedar. On the Himalaya mountains, 3000 to 12,000 

 above the sea-level. A majestic tree, reaching a height of 



