PINE

a cone-bearing tree which n ee AE pet de the northern be: disphere. It flourishes in a poor eoll « in the most ariest positions. The pi 1 | in common with other conifers, sheds oc of} a portion of its leaves each yesr. 7 nm | best known species are the Scotch fir, 6. | it is incorrectly called, the Red Canad cs | or Yellow Pine, and the Pitch Pine. 1 I.|*Scotch fr” is the only a of p of |indigenous to Britain. The timber rs | the pine is very valuable; it is used all manner of purposes, and, in additi in| the timber of most of the species yie in | turpentine and tar. (See Fir.) or cIME- [s. 243]