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PINE. 



Family: THE CONIFERS. [Translator's note: now PINACEAE] 

 Reproductive system: MONOECY, MONADELPHY. 



The LARICIO PINE, Pinus laricio, Poir., Enc. Bot, is one of the largest trees in 

 nature. On the mountains in Corsica where it grows wild its trunk reaches forty or forty- 

 five meters high and sometimes eight meters in girth. It's pyramidal in shape and divides 

 into regular tiers. There are many elongated branches that almost alw ays form an obtuse 

 angle with the trunk. It's a more pleasant and less ashen green than most other pines. The 

 leaves are quite similar to those of the maritime pine, but they're shorter and the cones are 

 much smaller. The cones are pendent and are composed of brown scales that are thinner, 

 narrow at the base, thick at the tip, only slightly or not at all crooked, and umbilicate. The 

 two seeds underneath each scale have a transparent membranous wing. 



FLOWERS: at the beginning of May. The fruits or cones ripen in March of the 

 following year. 



RANGE: the high mountains on the island of Corsica. 



NOMENCLATURE. The name laricio is the one by which it's known in its native 

 country. [Translator's note: laricio denotes its resemblance to the larch (Larix)]. 



USES. The wood of this tree is suitable as timber for civil buildings, for 

 shipbuilding, and for tall masts. It's slightly hea vier than that of the northern, or Riga 

 pine, but since it has more resin than the latter, it's less brittle and more flexible. 



The laricio pine is suitable for bordering lanes, forming groves, beautifying 

 hillsides, and creating a most pleasing sight among plantings. Its tiered pyramidal form 

 and its deep greenery give it a picturesque appearance. It can be regarded as one of the 

 most beautiful evergreen trees in our climate. 



CULTIVATION. The tree is propagated via seeds sown when 

 hoar frost no longer need be a concern, 



