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

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

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28 FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. By early winter the cones bave fallen fromn the trees. The seeds (fig. 6, a) are deep reddish brown speckled with blackish brown. Seed leaves 6 to 8, somuetimles, 0. Wood, very dense oin account of its exceedingly slow growth ; light, soft ; limrtwood. pale( leniont-ycllowv. Fin, 5i-J'iniis flexilis. LoNGVITY-Litttle is known of thle longevity of this pine; trees fromt 200 to 800 years old and from IS to 22 inches through are not uncommon.

28 FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE.<br />

By early winter <strong>the</strong> cones bave fallen fromn <strong>the</strong> trees. The seeds (fig.<br />

6, a) are deep reddish brown speckled with blackish brown. Seed leaves<br />

6 to 8, somuetimles, 0. Wood, very dense oin account <strong>of</strong> its exceedingly slow<br />

growth ; light, s<strong>of</strong>t ; limrtwood. pale( leniont-ycllowv.<br />

Fin, 5i-J'iniis flexilis.<br />

LoNGVITY-Litttle is known <strong>of</strong> thle longevity <strong>of</strong> this pine; trees fromt 200 to<br />

800 years old and from IS to 22 inches through are not uncommon.

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