PINES. 
Pine trees bear cones, and cones do not fly. But if 
you examine the scales of the cones, you will find a 
winged seed under each. When the cones are ripe the 
scales open and the seeds 
drop out and are caught by 
the wind and floated away. 
^ There are a great 
many species of 
pine trees. The 
seeds of some are large and 
sweet and are sold as pine 
nuts. These trees do not grow 
in this country, however, and we 
should have to go to South America, or to Asia, or 
western Europe to find pine trees from 
which we could gather nuts. 
Squirrels gather nuts from all the 
pine trees, however, for they are not as 
particular as we, and think them all 
good. They are very clever at gather- 
ing cones, gnawing off the scales and 
getting out the seeds. 
Pine trees, like the maples and elms, have two kinds 
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