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

FOREST TREES OF THE PACITFTC SLOPE. 179
conspicuously grooved, and niarked at the base with a short. 2-parted scar
(hil um). Number anti character of seed leaves unknown.
Wood, dull red, o0, more often, rather bright. rose-red: tine-grained, durable,
with a thick layer of white sapwood. It is suitable for the commercial uses to
which the eastern red cedar is put. but since the occurrence of the tree is somewhat
rare and scattered. it is not likely to be of umuchi econoaiic importance.
Locally prized for posts on aecoumit of its durabiility. The tree dieserves the forester's
attention for planting, since it thrives on dry soils aind, especially, since
FiG. t9.-Jsnipe ius scopimuloreum: a, seeds.
the red wood is valuable for pencils, for which the eastern supply of cedar is
practically exhausted.
LoNGEvITY.--Few records of its age are available. It appears to grow very
slowly and to be rather long-lived. Trees fromm (i to S inches in diammeter are
from 130 to 175 years old.
RANGE.
Eastern foothills of Rocky Mountains in Alblerta southward to western Texas, and
westward to coast of British Columbia and Washington, to eastern Oregon, Nevada, and