Pinus Strobus, L.^*

Weymouth Pine or American White Pine. N.E. America, growing on any soil, but preferring swampy ground; it is found 160 feet high, with a stem of 4 to 6 feet in diameter; the wood is soft, white, light, free of knots; almost without resin, easy to work, and much esteemed for masts; it yields American turpentine and gallipot.