12,600 (average of 1160 tests by U. S. Forestry Div.).[76] 16,300. Remarks. Finer and has less sapwood than Cuban pine. One of the best woods for car-building. Principal lumber tree of the Southeast. [p139] FOOTNOTES [Footnote 76: See page 6.] "Southern Pine." U. S. Forestry Circular No. 12. (Dr. B. E. Fernow, Chief.) "Timber Pines of Southern States." U. S. Forestry Bul. No. 13. (Dr. B. E. Fernow, Chief.) CUBAN PINE. _Pinus heterophylla Sudw._ Nomenclature. (Sudworth.) Cuban Pine, Slash Pine (local and common names). Pitch Pine, She Pine, She Pitch Pine (Ga., Fla.). Swamp Pine (Fla., Miss.). Bastard Pine, Meadow Pine, Spruce Pine. Locality. Coast region, South Carolina to Florida and Louisiana. Features of Tree. Fifty to eighty feet in height, one to two feet in diameter. Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. Resembles longleaf pine. Representative Uses of Wood. Similar to those of longleaf pine, from which it is seldom separated. Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 39 (U. S. Forestry Div.).[77] Modulus of Elasticity. 2,370,000 (average of 410 tests by U. S. Div. of Forestry).[77] Modulus of Rupture. 13,600 (average of 410 tests by U. S. Div. of Forestry).[77] Remarks. Resembles and is marked longleaf pine (_Pinus palustris_). [p140] FOOTNOTES [Footnote 77: See page 6.] "Southern Pine." U. S. Forestry Circular No. 12. (Dr. B. E. Fernow, Chief.) "Timber Pines of Southern States." U. S. Forestry Bul. No. 13. (Dr. B. E. Fernow, Chief.) SHORTLEAF PINE, YELLOW PINE. _Pinus echinata Mill._ _Pinus mitis Michx._ Nomenclature. (Sudworth.) Common Yellow Pine, Hard Pine. Spruce Pine (Del., Miss., Ark.). Bull Pine (Va.). Shortshat Pine (Del.). Pitch Pine (Mo.). Poor Pine (Fla.). Shortleaved Yellow Pine (N. C.). Rosemary Pine (N. C.). Virginia Yellow Pine. North Carolina Yellow Pine. North Carolina Pine. Carolina Pine. Slash Pine. Old Field Pine. Locality. Connecticut to Florida, westward intermittently to Kansas and Texas. Features of Tree. Sixty to sometimes ninety feet in height, two to sometimes four feet in diameter. A large erect tree; small cones have minute weak prickles. Leaves usually in twos from long sheaths. Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. Resembles longleaf pine. Structural Qualities of Wood. Variable, usually hard, tough, strong, durable, resinous, lighter than longleaf pine. Representative Uses of Wood. Lumber, construction, similar to longleaf pine. Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 32 (U. S. Forestry Div.).[78] 30. Modulus of Elasticity. 1,680,000 (average of 330 tests by U. S. Forestry Div.).[78] 1,950,000. Modulus of Rupture. 10,100 (average of 330 tests by U. S. Forestry Div.).[78] 14,700. Remarks. Affords considerable pitch and turpentine, and is the principal species of Northern Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri. [p141] FOOTNOTES [Footnote 78: See page 6.]