De I. VNER VEW D Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope

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FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
squarish at their upper ends (trunicated) and with a simall point extending
fromu the center. The pale yellowish brown seeds (fig. 42, a) have shiny,
faintly yellowish wings. Seed leaves, very slender and pointed, usnally 6,
and about three-fourthis of ati inch long. Wood of this fir is little knowtil huotinercially,
but likely to hecomie better known and of greater value. It is lig)t,
soft, but firtil enough to be Widely useful is lumlier, iioderately eoarse-graitied,
and straight; varies in color froilil pale yellowish browa to pale brown. Its
fiualities deserve thorough investigatioti, wilic l vill probably show theii to be
superior to those of the softer fir wvoods.
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Fin,. 42.- 1 bis (p aidis, very ripe cone a, seed.
LoNaEvtTY.-Little is kiioxVoI of tite aige lititiIs of grand fir, concerninug which
further stud ieis are urgetitly nteeded. Prol bily only t moderately long-lived.
One tree, 34'. iiches ill diaineter, showe(d ain nige of lii); years.
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Valleys and lower slopes from soiithern British C'oliimbia to northern Idahlo, w'estern
Montana, Oregon, and northern coast of California.
RIuTISH (oLUMninA-Mainland near coast northward to upper end of Vancouver
Island; locally itoted at Stannley I'ark ne nr V aneoivoxe
WAStINGTON.-Stream bottoms and lower slopes of Cascade and coast mountains,
in northeastern pttrt tlnd in Blie Mountaons ait from sea level to 5,000 feet, Both sides
of Cascades (in Washington National Forest), op to 5,0°0( feet, Noted on Nooksak River,
near Ferndale, at 30 feet elevation ; East Sound at 50 feet; at Sikagit and Rainey passes;