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FIFTY COMMON FOREST TREES OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA White Pine, or Weymoutli Pine (Pinus Strobus) A noble evergreen tree, up to 175 feet high. The lumber- man's prize. Its leaves are in bunches of 5, and are 3 to 5 inches long; cones 4 to 8 inches long. Wood pale, soft, straight- grained, easily split. Warps and diecks less than any other of our timbers. A cubic foot weighs 24 lbs. (a cubic foot of water weighs 63 lbs.). Minnesota and Manitoba to Nova Scotia and Pennsylvania. Red Pine, Canadian Pine, or Norway Pine {Pinus resinosd) Evergreen; somewhat less than the White Pine, with leaves 4 to 6 inches long, in bunches of 2, comes i to 2§ inches long. Wood darker, harder, and heavier. A cubic foot weighs 30 lbs. Range as above. Long-leaved Pine, Georgia Pine, Southern Pine, Yellow Pine, or Hard Pine {Pinus palustris) A fine tree, up to 100 feet high; evergreen; found in greit forests in the Southern States; it suppUes much of our lumber now; and most of our turpentine, tar, and rosin. Wood strong and hard, a cubic foot weighs 44 lbs. Its leaves are 10 to 16