** Leaves about 1 dm. long. 
7. P. Strobus L. 
Pinus virginiana conts longis non (ut in vulga- 
rz) echinatis, D. Banister; Pluk. Alm. 297. 
P Sinobus 1. op. Pl. 1001, Sargent’, Silva ii: 
17. tt. 538, 539; Man. 4. Hough, Trees 2. ff. 
WHITE PINE. 
A tall, handsome tree, 30 m. or higher, with a straight 
trunk and branchless to within a short distance of the 
top where it forms a tufted head; when free to branch 
(in cultivation) it produces stout, ascending branches, 
resembling much P. austréaca; leaves less than 1 mm. 
thick, of a dark bluish green color, very flexible; cones 
ro cm. or longer, 4 cm. or more in diameter when open ; 
scales without prickles ; young branches very smooth and 
of a dark, iron gray color. 
Alleghany Mountains. 
** Leaves 2dm. or longer. 
P. chylla Loddiges, 1836. Cat. 50; Hndl. Syn. Con. 
145. 
Pinus excelsa Wall. not Lam. F\. Fr. 2: 202. 
The WEEPING PINE, is a native of the Himalayas 
where it reaches a height 45 m. (fide Parlatore). It is 
readily distinguished from P. Strodus, to which it is 
closely related, by its pendent branchlets and longer 
leaves. This species flourishes in our region. I have 
observed it in several parks in Washington,D- C 
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