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of the Union ; and the geographical range of this tree is 
comprised chiefly between New- York and the 47th degree of 
north latitude, it being neither capable of resisting the fierce 
heat of the south, nor the intense cold of the extreme north- 
ern regions. In Maine, New-Hampshire, and Vermont, the 
White Pine abounds in various situations, adapting itself to 
every variety of soil, from dry, gravelly upland, to swamps 
constantly wet. Michaux measured two trunks near the 
river Kennebec, one of which was 154 feet long, and 54 
inches in diameter ; the other 144 feet long, and 44 inches 
in diameter, at three feet from the ground. Dr. Dwight 
also mentions a specimen on the Kattskill 249 feet long 
and several on the Unadilla 200 feet long, and three in 
diameter.* These, though they are remarkable specimens, 
show the stately altitude which this fine species sometimes 
attains, equalling in majesty the grandest specimens of the 
old world : 
— * The rougher rinded Pine, 
The great Argoan ship’s brave ornament, 
Which, coveting with his high top’s extent 
To make the mountains touch the stars divine, 
Decks all the forest with embellishment. 
Spenser. 
The Yellow Pine, (P. mitis ,) is a fine evergreen, usually 
reaching a stature of 50 or 60 feet, with a nearly uniform 
diameter of about 18 inches for two-thirds of its length. 
The branches generally take a handsome conical shape, and 
the whole head considerably resembles that of the spruce, 
whence it is sometimes called the Spruce Pine . The term 
Yellow Pine arises from the colour of the wood as con- 
Dwight’s Travels, Vol. IV. p. 21—26, 
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