Download or read book Ornamental Trees and Plants, 1901, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Maple Avenue Nurseries and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ornamental Trees and Plants, 1901, Vol. 2 P. Strobus. White Pine. This is the most imposing of all the Pines native to the eastern states. It forms a large, straight tree, from 100 to 160 feet in height, with horizontal branches clothed with long, slender, slightly glaucous leaves. It IS unquestionably hardy, and is found throughout the eastern states from Virginia to Canada. P. 'sylvestris. Scotch Pine. A rapid-growing, very hardy Evergreen, especially adapted for wind breaks and grouping. It is a native of central and northern Europe, forming large trees with pleasing glaucous green leaves. Although quite ornamental when young, this species is more picturesque than beautiful with age. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.