462 REPORT OP STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. 



MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY. 

 ( Cerocarpus ledifoliuis Nutt.) 



Medium-sized everg'reen trees, attaining a height of twenty to thirty 

 feet, and a basal diameter of ten to twenty inches. It appears to be incapable 

 of enduring either a very moist or very dry climate and flourishes best 

 under subhumid conditions. It has a considerable altitudinal range, being 

 found as high as six thousand to seven thousand feet in Eastern Oregon and 

 Idaho. The bark is finely cheeked and the wood reddish, heavy and compact. 



Range — California to Oregon and eastward to Idaho. 



Vse — Cabinetwork, charcoal, tool handles, etc. 



OREGON CRAB APPLE. 

 {Malus rivulartu (Dougl.) Roeni.) 



Small, deciduous trees, usually thriving best in close proximity to the 

 coast or in equally humid locations. Under favorable conditions it ranges 

 in height from fifteen to thirty feet, and in diameter from six to twelve 

 inches. 



Range — Sonoma County, California, to Alaska. 



Vsp — Fancy cabinetwork, etc. 



WESTERN HAW. 

 {Cratcegu.s JJoui/lasii lAndl.) 



In dry situations this tree becomes dwarfed to shrublike proportions, but 

 along stream banks or in regions of sufficient humidity it attains a height 

 of twenty to forty feet and a diameter of six to twelve inches. The tree is 

 quite thorny, the fruit edible, and the wood hard, compact, and suitable for 

 many economic purposes. 



Range — California to "British Columbia. 



Uxe — Fancy wood-turning, tool handles, etc. 



BITTER CHERRY. 

 (Cerasus cmcirc/inata Dougl.) 



Sometimes only a shrub, but usually a small tree eight to twenty feet high 

 and three to six inches in diameter. The wood is close grained, takes a 

 high polish and is used to some extent in cabinetwork. 



Range — California to British Columbia. 



Use — Furniture, cabinetwork, etc. 



WOOLLYLEAF CHERRY. 

 (C. mollis Dougl.) 



A much larger tree than the preceding, frequently attaining a height of 

 fifty to sixty feet and a basal diameter of one to two feet. It is a rapid 

 grower and thrives best in a subhumid climate. In altitudinal range it can 

 be found from sea level to about four thousand feet elevation. The fruit of 

 both this and the preceding is exceedingly bitter, yet when the cultivated 

 cherry is grafted on to the stump of either of them by fruitgrowers, the tree 



