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si.iii<-tliiu*H Htiirtlliig, wlii'ii I'ldliii: tliriiiiKli 

 M wiiiiil ulicr(> tlu> tri-i' I.- Ill III! iili'iitlfiil. 

 'I'lii' iiiiidroi'tii iiIn4) sIiimIs IIm Imrk every 

 \<iir ihirliii: llie eiirl.v nuiiiiik'I'. The Imrk 

 l-i then a miller tllrl.v. uriijlwli creeii. II 

 iiiii-ks mImiik iIh' twiirs from the very 

 xniiilleNt (III down to llie lirillielies iiliil Kit 

 nil down lllc Inilik III the Kl'oiliiil. Mild the 

 linrk Keeliirt tii lie lliniwii nlT liy sciiiie lii- 

 visllile fiin-e. II i-oHx or ciirls up, mid fulls 

 down lo llie Kl-oniul iil Iln' loot of the tree. 

 The new Imrk Im of a lieaiillfni. dark, 

 pea un'fii. and when It first appears nn- 

 icveifd. Is soft and velvety to the toneli 

 Mild easily liriilsed with the hare hiind. 

 With Its new Imrk and iMit'e. fresh, ll^liI 

 ;.'reeii, (ilossy leaves, wlileh t;''""' darker 

 with ace. and a very fra);riinl tlower. 

 vvliieh apjiears curly In the snninier. the 

 tiee is really lieaiitifnl and atlraetive. It 

 Is. in any event, a pretty study for llie 

 nalnrallst. The woihI is of a ereaniy white 

 ill tlie thiek sap, tlie small heart lieiiiK 



IlIOWll. 



'I'here is a speeles of lilaek walnut native 

 to this stale which I think is foniiil no- 

 where else. It Is called liy llie liotMllist 

 jiikImikIs ('Mliforuifii. It is a smaller tree 

 than the easti-rii IiImiU WMlnnt. has a 

 thicker wood, a smaller trunk, and a ninch 

 iiMii'e varieKMtiHl tiKiU'c. liein^ often lieau- 

 tilnl in that respoct. Iioai-ds from the trnnk 

 sliowiiii: the appearance of .1 liurl. The 

 Mack walnut is sawinl clear through and 

 is ^renerally used sap and all, tjie sap 

 often having a rather ci-eainy white ap- 

 pcaiancc, which with the dark hardwood 

 and the wavy, beautifully ti>;ured grain. 

 makes it a very attraclive wood. 



The tree grows in the mouutiiinous re- 

 gions and is often found in almost inac- 

 cessible places and thei'efore does not cut 

 a vei-y prominent ligun- as a lumber tree, 

 but still there is enonf.'h of it in the state 

 to make it of considerable commercial 

 value, especially in the ranks of rare 

 woods. 



There is occasionally found in the south- 

 ern part of the state, but more fivtiuently 

 in Oregon, a tree called myrtle, wliich is 

 used .sap and heartwood togetlier, which 

 is also beautifully ligured. the grain being 

 sinuous and involved: but. like the black 

 walnut, it is not pieiitiful enough to be- 

 come a marked commercial commodity, 

 lioth of these woods polish beautifully and 

 easily and retain the polish. Jind for cabi- 

 net work have few eipials anywlierc in 

 th( counti-y. 



Tliese two woods and the nindroila 

 should become the special object of care 

 of the Foi-estry Bui'can at Washington, 

 as the deniiiud for them for lino work 

 will soon render the sjiecies extinct, unless 

 some care is taken to protect the young 

 t:ces and preserve them from forest fires 

 and the ravages of the sheep herds. 



The live oaks and the white and red 

 oaks also are rapidly disappearing. The 

 white oaks of the co.-ist are not iis tough 

 and strong as the eastern white oaks. They 

 are of different species, are quite brittle, 

 and coarser grained. Init have a fine fig- 

 ure, when quarter-sawed, and, indeed, have 

 a finer figure flat-sawed than eastern oaks, 

 because the grain is more sinuous. The 

 same may be said of the black oiiks, both 

 species being rather short-bodied and 

 somewhat gnarly in appearance. They 

 MIT both used for wagon repairing in place 

 o!' the imported eastern oaks, especially 

 out in the ranch districts. 



The white oaks have been largely cut 

 off ail over the stale. A iiorlion of the 

 timber has been used for lumber, some of 

 if for house trim and llooring. more for 

 wagon repairing, but by far the greater 

 part that has been cut in this state has 



the wimhI ynniM in 

 .\ngeleH, raKaileiia, 

 large loWII^•: llllhollgl 

 present appearaiici's 



this Hecllon, In Los 



iiiid the nelghboriiiK 



I will say lliat from 



the trunks are being 



used for lumber and only the limbs for 

 fui-l. .\ few years ayo the whole Irei' was 

 iihe<l for fuel, but there Ik a more eco- 

 iioiiiIi'mI systeiii piii'siied now. 



The monntaliiH about this pari of the 

 slate weri' iiiiire or less timberiMl with oak 



of the evergreen s| ies until within n 



few years, but now there are but few 

 groves left stiindiiiu'. The I'lilliil Stales 

 (iovenimeiil or the forestry l>eparliiient 

 is planting some omUs. but Is ili-voting 

 most of Its atlention to planting the native 

 spiM'ies of pines and some others Iraiis- 

 plaiiliHl here, and I tINiik is giving eonsld- 

 eralile altenllon to the planting of the 

 .Vustrallan eucalyptus. This last named 

 In-e is planted here in large quiintities by 

 th< raiichnien ami others and In a large 

 niimlier of species. Il Is a rapid grower, 

 niiiking m growth sulllcient for firewood 

 in from live to seven years from the seed, 

 and reproiliK'Ing itself rapidly from the 

 slumps, after having been cnl, so that one 

 seeding will give ii niiK'hman an everlast- 

 ing Wood lot. 



Some s|iecles of the eucalyptus are quite 

 valuable, the wimkI iH'iiig rather liartl. of 

 a pleasing color, easily worked. sulMcieiitly 

 susceptible lo polish, and f,'iirly durable. 

 (Mlier species are as soft and as subject 

 1,1 decay as basswiKid and coltonwtMjd and 

 quill- as inti'aclible as gum. as far as using 

 tlieni for lumber is coiu'crned. 



The last fifteen years has shown a tre- 

 nicndons acreage in Southern California 

 liliinted to tl^' eucalyptus. It is largely 

 used for fuel, ami has practically solve<l 

 the fuel problem outside <if the use of coal 

 oil. wliich is very abunilant here. 



The old orange trees make beautiful 

 wood, but are selilom large enough for 

 Miiything but small fine cabinet work, al- 

 Ihoiigli boards a foot wide iire not infre- 

 quent. As a rule, the trees are loo valu- 

 able for their frtiit to be cut down for 

 lumber, even for fancy cabinet work, only 

 the old trees commencing lo decay being 

 sacrificed. 



There is another tree 

 jilanfed e.vtensively. the 

 which is really a native 

 regions of India. I.ai'ge 

 planted with this Irei- solely for the nuts. 

 .\s the ranchmen iilant the tree, it grows 

 with a rather short biMly. with a hand- 

 some head, pleasing foliage, grows rjipidly, 

 and at seven years from the seed will pay 

 for its cultivation, and from theiK'c on 

 will be a steadily increjising actual profit. 



It is a tree easily cultivated, (piite free 

 from insect blight, and. as it grows rap- 

 idly anil to a large size, will soon cover 

 huge .'ireas of the st.'ite with a dense 

 growth, which will be as useful lo the 

 land ill the conservjilion of moistui'e as 

 the original pine or oak forests. The cul- 

 tivation of the Knglisli walnut is hardly 

 yet appreciated fi'oiii an economical view 

 aside fi'om its nnt-bearing value, but the 

 ne.\t generation will begin lo reap bone- 

 fits from it largely in exce.ss of those aris- 

 ing from the latter. 



As the trees increase in size and the 

 heads shade Ihe ground. Ihey will pi'oduce 

 taller trunks and will become in lime 

 vei\v valuable for their lumber, and that 

 will be the destiny of many of the old 

 trees, for within less- than fifty years they 

 will be so thick in the orchards as now 

 planted that one-half of them will have to 

 b.^ cut out. 



So my readers will undei'stand that Cali- 

 foriiia is not .•illou'ether devoid of hard- 

 woods, although she is in no sense a 



that is being 

 Gnglisli walnut, 

 of the mountain 

 areas have been 



been used for fuel. I find it for sale in allhardwood timber country. There is a 



