The Vegetation of North America 



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to western Montana is a meeting ground for species from all 

 these divisions. 



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Fig. 205. Redwood {Sequoia sempenirens) forest in the mountains of northwestern Cali- 

 fornia. The tree nearest the man is 45^ feet in girth at the level of his hat. The redwood 

 is found in the moist valleys of the Coast Range and is the tallest of all conifers. 



