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CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 149
CLASS II. DICOTYLEDONES GYMNOSPERMÆ.
CONIFERÆ. PINE FAMILY.
PINUS, L. PINE.*
P. Strob us, L. WHITE PINE. Freq uent.
P. rigida, Mill. PITCH PINE.
Barren soil; not uncommon, but local. Browns Mt., etc.
(R. & R.). Very abundant on Newport Mt.
P. resinosa, Ait. RED PINE. NORWAY PINE. Freq uent.
PIC EA, Link. SPRUCE.
P. nigra (Ait.), Link. Abies nigra, Poir. BLACK SPRUCE. Common.
P. alba (Ait.), Link. Abies alba, Mx. WHITE SPRUCE. Common. More common near the coast than the preceding species. A very beautiful glaucous or blue form is not uncommon in different parts of the Island.
TSUGA, Carr. HEMLOCK.
T. Canadensis (L.), Carr. Infrequent, except in old woods. Also on Cranberry Isles.
ABIES, Juss. FIR.
A. balsamea (L.), Mill. BALSAM FIR. Common.
LARIX, Adans. LARCH.
L. Americana, Mx. HACKMATACK. TAMARACK. Common. Also on Cranberry Isles.
* P. Banksiana, Lamb., is found in abundance on Schoodic Peninsula,
across Frenchman Bay, but has not yet been found on Mount Desert Island.