Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean: Vol. 4, Pt. 3

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sought: for il the neighborhood where it ~rows, the presumption is that it cannot be very-valnable. T This, however, is only a negative testimony against it, for it: is sur'rude; and as sciated with other trees which are much superior to it in size and beauity:.
PINUs. —4n un&dte sphe'ies.
Highup in-the mountains east of Sonora, (almost in the snowy regions',) and also at Cajo.
Pass, a pine was discovered very nearly related to the yellow pine of this country, (P. br chyptera,). but the cone is larger and more cylindric; the scales' armed with a' strong recurved
spine; the leaves longer, regularly in threes, and with a longer sheath-. A very good figure
was made of this pine by our artist) M611ohausen. It is a large tree, With a lighter-colored bark
than the P. brachyptera, and fully as valuable for its tirmber. I am: not certain- that it is a
new species.
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