F. W. SCHUMACHER 
Jamaica Plain, Mass 
PINUS 
palustris—Longleaf Pine. 
Virginia to Florida, with leaves to 18 inches long. The most important timber 
tree in its range. The highly resinous wood known the world over as “Pitch 
Pine” is America’s most highly priced export timber. The tree is also a valuable 
source for turpentine products. 
parryana—Parry Pine, near Pinus edulis. 
A shrubby, many branched, short-leafed Pine from high altitudes in California, 
said to make a fine plant for landscape work. 
parviflora-—Japanese White Pine. 
A fine ornamental extremely usefulin landscape work for its limited proportions. 
parviflora pentaphylla—form with longer leaves and cones. 
peuce—Macedonian White Pine * 
A fine ornamental, similar to Cembra, of same habit, often preferred to it on 
account of being hardier and growing faster. Seed germinates second season 
after planting. 
Seed from planted stands. 
Seed from native forests in Macedonia. 
pinaster (maritima)—Cluster Pine. 
Extensively used for seashore planting in South-W estern France where it ranks 
high for timber and turpentine products. 
French seed collected from seashore plantings only. 
Corsican seed from high elevation—4,500 feet. 
pinea—Italian Stone Pine... 
A picturesque Pine of the Mediterranean with broad spreading head. Seeds 
are edible. 
ponderosa—Western Yellow Pine. Pacific Coast Form. 
Very tall growing Pine of the Pacific Coast States, an important timber species, 
much planted abroad. 
ponderosa (scopulorum)—Western Yellow Pine, Rocky Mountain Form. 
Of lesser dimensions but hardier than preceding, seed from Colorada or Dakota. 
pumila—Siberian Creeping Pine. 
An extremely hardy Pine of the Cembra group; should prove valuable for 
landscape work. 
radiata (insignis)—Monterey Pine... 
Northern California. Good for seashore planting wherever moderate climatic 
conditions prevail. 
resinosa—Red Pine (Norway Pine) . 
Native to Northern New England and Eastern Canada, the most important 
Pine for timber in its range and widely planted for reforesting; a fine and 
extremely hardy ornamental. 
rigida—Pitch Pine.. .._. 
The most common native Pine of the East; an important forest tree for planting 
on sterile soil where other pines will not succeed. 
sabiniana—-Digger Pine.... 
Named for the California Digger Indians who collected the seed for food, 
extremely drought resistant, succeeding on poorest gravelly soils; a fine 
ornamental. 
strobus—White Pine 
The best known native Pine, a fine ornamental and important timber tree. 
North Eastern seed. 
Seed from the Lake States. 
Seed from planted stands. 
sylvestris—Scotch Pine (European Red Pine) 
Straight Timber Scotch Pine. See Article Page 7 . 
The best pine seed for average conditions in Northern United States, collected 
in North Eastern Germany or Western Poland. Germinating 80-90 per cent. 
Other strains: 
Scotch Pine. Rigensis strain, Baltic Provinces. 
Scotch Pine, from Finland, northernmost source. 
Soctch Pine, from Sweden, vicinity of Stockholm. 
Scotch Pine, from Scotland. True “Scots Highland Fir” seed, a rugged 
mountain strain recommended for planting in mountainous sections. 
Scotch Pine, seed from various sources. 
tabulaeformis—Japanese Black Pine. 
taeda—Loblolly Pine. 
An important timber tree of the South Eastern states. 
thunbergi—Japanese Black Pine._.. 
A native to the seashore, this Pine is more wind-resisting than any other. It has 
proved its ruggedness in plantings on exposed places on Cape Cod in this state. 
A preferred ornamental in Japan much planted in gardens and temple grounds. 
torreyana—Southern California. 
PSEUDOLARIX 
kaempferi —Golden Larch, China.... 
A broadly built deciduous tree, a fine ornamental with evergreen plume-like 
foliage turning bright yellow in fall. 
oz. M lb. 
lb. 
.15 .35 
1.25 
.50 
1.50 
5.00 
.15 
.35 
1.25 
25 
.65 
2.25 
.25 
.55 
2.00 
.35 
.85 
3.00 
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.25 
.75 
.20 
.45 
1.50 
.25 
.65 
2.25 
.15 
.25 
.75 
.15 
.65 
2.25 
.20 
.55 
1.75 
.40 
.95 
3.50 
.30 
.70 
2.50 
.65 
1.60 
6.00 
.40 
1.10 
3.75 
.20 
.50 
1.75 
30 
.70 
2.50 
25 
.60 
2.00 
20 
.50 
1.75 
.90 
3.50 
.70 2.50 
.50 1.50 4.50 
.50 1.50 4.50 
.75 2.00 6.00 
.15 .40 1.35 
.20 .45 1.50 
.45 1.40 4.00 
.15 .30 1.00 
60 
1.50 
5.00 
65 
1.75 
6.00 
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