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to its base. The Williamette River, which flows in a general 

 northwest course, is not far from it on the north. The butte 

 has a good automobile road which leads to the summit, where 

 a fine view of the City, the Williamette Valley, and the Three 

 Sisters — a trio of snowy peaks — can be had. Spencer's Butte, 

 2063 feet high, the prominent landmark of the locality, is 

 about six miles south of Eugene. The crest of this is crowned 

 by huge rocks on which can be found the lace fern. It is said 

 that on a very clear day the Pacific Ocean can be traced in 

 hazy outlines in the west. I might add here that besides sev- 

 eral rare botanical specimens, I have collected an excellent re- 

 presentative of Cro talus lucifer on the summit. 



Besides three cultivated willows, seven native species are 

 to be found about Eugene. The three grown for ornament are 

 the familiar weeping willow, crack willow, and goat willow. 

 Salix Scoiileriana, which the children call the pussy-willow, is 

 the first of the wild ones to bloom. Although very abundant 

 along the Williamette River, it can be seen growing around 

 Spencer's Butte and other places in the woods afar from 

 streams. The catkins come out long before the leaves. The 

 pistillate aments are noted for the pubescent capsules. The 

 scales are dark brown or black. The bark has a peculiar strong 

 odor which to some is not pleasant. The leaves of this tree 

 are not of the well-known type, but are very large and broad. 



Salix Piperi comes out a little later ; it is also popular 

 with everyone and is much used for decoration. This is com- 

 mon along the streams and rivers and rarely very far from 

 them. This also comes under the designation of pussy-willow, 

 for the flowers come out ordinarily either before or with a 

 few small leaves or leafy bracts. The twigs are a light golden 

 brown and are very brittle. The ament scales are dark, but 



