other trees will grow. In New Jersey and on Long Island where it is
native, it proves so hardy and persistent that it often forms pure
stands excluding other trees.

[Illustration: FIG. 4.--Twig of the Pitch Pine.]

Enemies: None of importance.

Value for planting: Well adapted for the sea coast and other exposed
places. It is of extremely uncertain habit and is subject to the
loss of the lower limbs. It frequently presents a certain
picturesqueness of outline, but it could not be used as a specimen
tree on the lawn.

[Illustration: FIG. 5.--The Pitch Pine.]

Commercial value: The wood is coarse grained and is used for rough
lumber, fuel, and charcoal.

Other characters: The _fruit_ is a cone one to three
inches long, persistent on the tree for several years.


THE SCOTCH PINE (_Pinus sylvestris_)

Distinguishing characters: There are *two* needles to each cluster, and
these are _short_ compared with those of the white pine, and
_slightly twisted_; see Fig. 6. The _bark_, especially along the
upper portion of the trunk, _is reddish_ in color.