. Chambers's encyclopedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people. Lamberf s Pine (P. Lamhertmna). tains, at an elevation of 3000 to 5000 feet, betweenlat. 40° and lat. 43°, and chiefly in sandy soils. Itattains a height of 200 — 300 feet, and a diameterof 7 feet and upwards, almost to 20 feet. The trunk is remarkably straight, and destitute of branches fortwo-thirds of its height; the leaves in fives, the conesupwards of a foot long. Tlic timber is white, soft,and light; and the tree i>rodiiccs great quantities of apure amber-coloured resin, which, when the wood ispartly burned
. Chambers's encyclopedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people. Lamberf s Pine (P. Lamhertmna). tains, at an elevation of 3000 to 5000 feet, betweenlat. 40° and lat. 43°, and chiefly in sandy soils. Itattains a height of 200 — 300 feet, and a diameterof 7 feet and upwards, almost to 20 feet. The trunk is remarkably straight, and destitute of branches fortwo-thirds of its height; the leaves in fives, the conesupwards of a foot long. Tlic timber is white, soft,and light; and the tree i>rodiiccs great quantities of apure amber-coloured resin, which, when the wood ispartly burned, is changed into a somewhat saccharinesubstance, used by the natives as a substitute forsugar. The seeds are eaten either roasted or poundedinto coarse cakes.—The KocKY Mt. White P. () is found on the Kocky Mts., near the head-watersof the Arkansas, and occurs almost to the limits of per-petual snow. It has a dense crown, formed of numer-ous and remarkably flexile branches. The leaves arein fives. The seeds are used as food by hunters and In-dians.—Pitch
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