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Pinna Jeffreyi, Murr! 
North California, on a sterile sandy soil. A noble pine, 150 feet high ; 
stem -1 feet thick. 
Pinna Kaempferi, Lamb. 
Chinese Larch; also called Golden Pine. China. This is the hand¬ 
somest of all the larches. It is of quick growth, and attains a height 
of 150 feet. The leaves, which are of a vivid green during spring and 
summer, turn to a golden yellow in autumn. The wood is very hard 
and durable. 
Pinna Koraiensis, Sieb. and Zucc. 
China and Japan. A handsome tree, 30 to 40 feet high, producing 
edible seeds. 
Pinna Lambertiana, Dougl. 
Giant or Sugar Pine. North-west coast of America; mostly in great 
altitudes. A lofty tree, upwards of 300 feet high, with a straight, 
naked stem of from 20 to 60 feet in circumference. It thrives best in 
sandy soil, and produces a soft, white, straight grained wood, which 
for inside work is esteemed above any other pine in California, and 
furnished in large quantities. The cones are L8 inches long; the 
seeds are edible, and used as food by the natives. Would come best 
to perfection iu the humid regions of our higher mountains. 
Pinus Laricio, I'oir.* 
Corsican Pine. South Europe. It attaius a height of 120 feet. The 
wood is white, towards the centre dark, very resinous, coarse-grained, 
elastic and durable, and much esteemed for building, especially for 
waterworks. Thoro are three main varieties of this pino, viz.: 
P. L. Poirctiana, in Italy; P. L. Austriaca, in Austria; P. L. Pallas- 
siaua, on the borders of the Black Sea. The tree grows best in 
calcareous soil, but also in poor, sandy soil, where, however, the timber 
is not so large uor so good. It yields all the products of P. silvestris, 
hut in greater quantities, being, perhaps, the most resinous of 
ail pints. 
Pinus Mertensiana, Bong. 
Californian Hemlock Spruce, North-west America. Tho wood is 
white and very soft, hut is often used for building. The tree is'from 
100 to 150 feet high, by a stem diameter of 4 to 0 feet. 
Pinus mitis, Michx. 
Yellow Pine of North America. In dry sandy soil, attaining a height 
of 60 feot. Wood durable, fine-grained, moderately resinous, valuable 
for flooring. 
Pinus monophylla, Torr. and Frem. 
Stone or Nut Pine of California, on the Sierra Nevada and Cascade 
Mountains, 6,500 feet. The seeds are edible, of an almond-like taste, 
and consumed in quantity by the natives. Height of tree, only 35 
feet; thickness of stem, 8 to 10 inches. 
Pinus montana, Du Roi. (P. Pumilio Ihxnke.) 
On the Alps and Carpathians up to the highest points, covering large 
tracts, and thriving on the poorest soil. The treo, which grows about 
25 feet high, in favourable localities 50, yields much oil of turpen¬ 
tine. The wood is used for carviDg, and for firewood. Only available 
to advantage for our highlands. 
Pinus Montezumae, Lamb. (P. Devoniana, Lindl.) (P. Grenvillex, 
Gord.) 
Mexico. A handsome Pine, 80 feet high; wood white, soft, and 
resinous. 
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