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the deep verdure of their foliage, which, unchanged by the 
severity of the seasons, is beautiful at all periods, and espe- 
cially so in winter ; for the picturesque forms which many 
of them assume when fully grown ; and for the effectual 
shelter and protection which they afford in cold, bleak, and 
exposed situations. We shall here particularize those spe- 
cies, natives of either hemispheres, that are most valuable to 
the planter, and are also capable of enduring the open air of 
the middle states. 
The White Pine, (P. str obits , ) called also Sapling Pine, 
and Apple Pine, in various parts of this country, and Wey- 
mouth Pine abroad, is undoubtedly the most beautiful North 
American tree of the genus. The foliage is much lighter in 
colour, more delicate in texture, and the whole tufting of the 
leaves more airy and pleasing than that of the other species. 
It is also beautiful in every stage of its growth, from a young 
plant to a stately tree of 150 feet. When it grows in strong 
soil, it becomes thick and compact in its head ; but its most 
beautiful form is displayed when it stands in a dry and gra- 
velly site ; there it shoots up with a majestic and stately 
shaft, studded every six or eight feet with horizontal tiers of 
branches and foliage. The hue of the leaves is much paler, 
and less sombre than that of the other native sorts ; and be- 
ing less stiffly set upon the branches, is more easily put in 
motion by the wind ; the murmuring of the wind among 
the Pine tops is, poetically, thought to give out a rather 
melancholy sound : — 
“ The Pines of Moenalus were heard to mourn, 
And sounds of wo along the grove were borne,’* 
says Virgil, speaking of the European Pine. But the mur- 
mur of the slight breeze among the foliage of the White 
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