78 FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 
The Pine Family {Pinacecs), 
Case i. — The left half of this case is devoted to an illustra- 
tive collection of the fruits {cones) of various types of Pines. 
Observe the pyramid form characteristic of the as yet unopened 
cones of the pine, as represented by those of the Aleppo Pine 
{Pinus hulepensis) , and the Larch Pine {Pinus Layicio) ; note also 
the opened cones of the Sugar Pine {Pinus Lamhertiana) and the 
Georgia Pine {Pinus palustris) ; the characteristic egg-shaped, 
few-scaled form of the Weeping or Funeral Cypress {Cupressus 
funehris)\ the closely knit narrow-scaled form of the firs, as 
shown in the cone of the Red Fir {Abies magnifica) \ the hard 
woody-scaled fruits of the Virginia Pine {Pinus pungens) and the 
Western Pitch Pine {Pinus Coulteri)\ and the small sprawling- 
scaled, globe-shaped, nut producing fruits of the Mexican Pinon 
{Pinus edulis). 
The right half of this case exemplifies seed types and some of 
the utilizations of members of the family. Note the three dis- 
tinct forms of seeds; the nut-like seeds of Pinus edulis, the 
winged seed of the Mountain Pine {Pinus montana), and the 
peculiar elongated form of the edible seed of the Chandelabra 
Pine of Chili {Araucaria imbricatd). 
Note the general characters distinguishing the wood of this 
family as shown in the center of the case: Red Cedar {Juni- 
iperus virginiana), White Fir {Abies concolor),Cj^mss {Taxodium 
distichum), Douglas Spruce {Pseudotsuga mucronata), the Yel- 
low Pine {Pinus mitis), the Sugar Pine {Pinus Lamb er liana) , 
and the Hemlock {Tsuga canadensis). The large block of inner 
bark of the California Red Wood {Sequoia sempervirens) indi- 
cates the great thickness to which this bark grows, while the 
walking stick made from it signifies its strength. Instructive 
examples of the utilization of pine bark as textile material are 
shown in the Giant Cedar bark of Vancouver Island {Thuja 
plicata).^ Native uses of pine resins are exemplified in the Cey- 
lon fishing torches formed by wrapping the resin of Pinus longi- 
folia in the shredded leaves of the Talipot palm. Three medic- 
inal uses of the Pines are exemplified in specimens of the ground 
bark of the Hemlock {Tsuga canadensis), and the White Pine 
{Pinus strobus), and the young tips of the Savin {Juniperus 
Sabina) 
^ See also Case lo, left 
