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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



and Redwood, almost impervious to de- 

 cay, and while lacking in structural 

 strength, supply in shingles, beveled 

 siding and exterior finish, a wood un- 

 equaled for length of life. The Spruce 

 of the Coast region, unlike its type on 

 the Atlantic Coast, is a giant tree, yield- 

 ing a large percentage of clear lumber 

 of great merit. 



The White Pine of Idaho, in its qual- 

 ity, easily maintains the dignity and 

 merit of the White Pine of Michigan, 

 Wisconsin and Minnesota, while the 

 so-called Western Yellow Pine, in 

 greater abundance, is a worthy substi- 

 tute for White Pine, for interior finish, 

 box material and for ordinary struc- 

 tural work, while Sugar Pine, less 

 abundant than any of the leading spe- 

 cies, has all the merit of White Pine. 



The forests of the Pacific North- 

 west, therefore, are notable not only 

 because they contain more than 50 per 

 cent of the standing timber in the Uni- 

 ted States, but also because this timber 

 will yield a better quality of building 

 material than has heretofore been sup- 

 plied by the forests east of the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



CLASSIFICATION OF THE 100 TREES. 



The most important of the trees in 

 this world's greatest woodlot are : 



Western White Pine, Sugar Pine, 

 Western Yellow Pine, Lodgepole Pine, 



Western Larch (Tamarack), Engel- 

 mann Spruce, Sitka Spruce, White 

 Spruce, Western Hemlock, Red or 

 Douglas Fir, Noble Fir, Redwood, In- 

 cense Cedar, Red Cedar, Port Orford 

 Cedar. 



The trees cut in mixture with the 

 most important ones are : 



Tamarack, White Fir (two species), 

 Amabillis Fir, Shasta or Red Fir. 



The trees of minor, local or special 

 importance, and their particular uses 

 are: 



Bigtree, lumber; Alaska Cedar, fin- 

 ishing; Juniper (four species), posts; 

 Alder (two species), furniture and fin- 

 ishing; California Laurel, cabinet and 

 finishing; Aspen, fruit boxes; Cotton- 

 wood, boxing, pulp, etc. ; Balm of 

 Gilead, boxing, pulp, etc. ; Broadleaf 

 Maple, furniture and flooring ; Cascara, 

 medicinal; Oregon Ash, general hard- 

 wood uses; Yew, bows, paddles, etc.; 

 Dogwood, turney; Oak (several spe- 

 cies), tanning and general hardwood 

 purposes. 



The non-commercial trees are : Over 

 a dozen pines, small Alpine larches, 

 spruces, hemlocks, firs, rare or small 

 birches, alders, cottonwoods. maples, 

 etc., numerous inferior oaks, sycamores, 

 walnuts, etc. Probably sixty or more 

 in all, some valuable in quality but too 

 rare to consider, others common but 

 useful only for fuel. 



