The sylva americana; or, A description of the forest trees indigenous to the United States, practically and botanically considered . , one of the highestpoints of the Alleghanies, at the distance of nearly 300 milesfrom the sea, has given its name to this species of pine, whichcovers it almost exclusively, though it is rare on the neighboringsummits. Nor is it found in any other partx)f the United States. The Table Mountain pine is 40 or 50 feet in height with aproportional diameter. The buds are resinous, and the leaves,which grow in pairs, are thick, stiff and about two inches and ahalf in l
The sylva americana; or, A description of the forest trees indigenous to the United States, practically and botanically considered . , one of the highestpoints of the Alleghanies, at the distance of nearly 300 milesfrom the sea, has given its name to this species of pine, whichcovers it almost exclusively, though it is rare on the neighboringsummits. Nor is it found in any other partx)f the United States. The Table Mountain pine is 40 or 50 feet in height with aproportional diameter. The buds are resinous, and the leaves,which grow in pairs, are thick, stiff and about two inches and ahalf in length. The cones are about three inches long and twoinches in diameter at the base, of a regular form and a lightyellow color : they are sessile, and often united to the numberof four. Each scale is armed with a strong, ligneous spine, twolines in length, widened at the base, and bent towards the summitof the cone. DENDROLOGY. 237 This tree divides itself into numerous ramifications. It isappropriated to no particular use, but in the mountains of NorthCarolina its turpentine is preferred to every other as a dressingfor Pitch Pine. Pinus rigida. This species is known inall the United States by thename of Pitch Pine, andsometimes in Virginia bythRtof Black Pine. Exceptthe maritime parts of theAtlantic States, and the fertileregions west of the Allegha-ny Mountains, it is foundthroughout the United States,but most abundantly uponthe Atlantic coast, wherethe soil is diversified but gen-erally meagre. In Maine,New Hampshire and Ver-mont it grows almost exclu-sively in light, even, pliable,sandy the lower part of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland,it is frequently seen in the large swamps filled with the red cedar,which are constantly miry or covered with water. In suchsituations it is 70 or 80 feet high and from 20 to 28 inches indiameter, and exceeds the surrounding trees both in bulk andelevation. In Pennsylvania and Virginia, on the Alleghanies, itgrows to th
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