. The book of woodcraft . Long-Leafed Pine. Tamarac Forestry 413 Long-Leaved Pine, Georgia Pine, Southern Pine,Yellow Pine, Hard Pine (Pinus palustris) A fine tree, up to 100 feet high; evergreen; found in greatforests in the Southern States; it supplies much of ourlumber now; and most of our turpentine, tar and strong and hard, a cubic foot weighs 44 lbs. Itsleaves are 10 to 16 inches long, and are in bimches of 3s;cones, 6 to 10 inches long. Range, Va. to La. & Fla. Tamarack, Larch or Hackmatack {Larix laricina) A tall, straight, tree of the northern swamps yet oftenfound flourish

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. The book of woodcraft . Long-Leafed Pine. Tamarac Forestry 413 Long-Leaved Pine, Georgia Pine, Southern Pine,Yellow Pine, Hard Pine (Pinus palustris) A fine tree, up to 100 feet high; evergreen; found in greatforests in the Southern States; it supplies much of ourlumber now; and most of our turpentine, tar and strong and hard, a cubic foot weighs 44 lbs. Itsleaves are 10 to 16 inches long, and are in bimches of 3s;cones, 6 to 10 inches long. Range, Va. to La. & Fla. Tamarack, Larch or Hackmatack {Larix laricina) A tall, straight, tree of the northern swamps yet oftenfound flourishing on dry hillsides. One of the few conifersthat shed all their leaves each fall. Leaves ^ to i inch long;cones § to f inch. Wood very resinous heavy and hard, ahard, soft wood very durable as posts, in Manitoba Ihave seen tamarack fence posts unchanged after twentyyears wear. It is excellent for firewood, and makes goodsticks for a rubbing-stick fire. A cubic foot weighs 39 north nearly to the limit of trees; south to nort

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