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JPinud strobuS 'VU/iite Pine 



The White Pine, one of the most 

 beautiful of all conifers, is well 

 adapted to cultural conditions. Makes 

 a fine windbreak when planted closely, 

 and beautiful as a specimen. Highly 

 ornamental under varying conditions. 

 If you are not entirely familiar with 

 the true charm of the White Pine, the 

 next time you are near a large plant- 

 ing of them (for example, the shores 

 of Loch Raven near Baltimore), stop 

 for a moment and walk through a 

 grove, and consider the sentiment 

 which inspired Longfellow to write: 



"Enter'. The pavement carpeted with leates, 

 dies back a softened echo to thy tread'. 



Listen'. The choir is singing; all the birds, 

 In leafy galleries beneath the eaves, 



Are singing', listen, ere the sound be fled, 



And learn there may be worship without 

 words." 



PINUS sylvestris (Scotch Pine). Desirable for its 

 rapid growth, adaptability to most soil conditions, and 

 its uneven picturesque habit. Foliage silvery green. 

 Absolutely hardy. As a windbreak it is one of the 

 best. 



P. sylvestris aurea (Golden Scotch Pine). The 



young leaves are golden yellow, changing the second 

 year to green. Of slow growth and dense habit. 



P. thunbergi (Japanese Black Pine). Very hand- 

 some, picturesque tree which is quite hardy. The 

 heavy branches are somewhat sprawling, forming a 

 broad pyramidal head. Foliage bright green. 



P. yunnanensis sinensis (Yunnan Pine). Native 

 of Southwestern China, bearing long green needles 

 and attractive cones. 



PSEUDOTSUGA douglasi (Douglas Fir). One 



of the most important of all conifers is the Douglas Fir. 

 The lower branches sweep the ground, others incline 

 upward and the tree as a whole forms a beautiful pyra- 

 mid with foliage varying from glaucous to dark green. 

 It is one of the world's most noble trees and is indis- 

 pensable from a garden standpoint. The form found 

 on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains seems to 

 be the most hardy. It makes a handsome lawn specimen 

 or can be used in massed groups. 



P. douglasi pendula (Weeping Douglas Fir). 



Pendulous branches and dark green foliage. Very rare. 



Every lawn large enough 

 should boast of the pres- 

 ence of at least one speci- 

 men of Pinus strobus 

 (White Pine j, the finest 

 of all cone-bearing ever- 



