IPostelsia 55 



Adiantum pedatiim Tiarella trifoliata 



Erythronitnn graiidiflorum Viola glabella 

 TrillUim grandiflonini Circcca alpina 



Dlsporiim mcnzicsii Neivhcrrya congcsta 



TraiUvetteria grandis Monotropa hypopytis 



Somewhat different vegetation relations from 

 those observed in the general valley are to be 

 met with on ]Mt. Edinburgh which lies in this 

 immediate region. Aside from differences due to 

 much higher elevation (the mountain attains an 

 altitude of 1000 meters) profound modifications 

 of the original conditions have been brought 

 about through disturbances by fire. At the base 

 of the mountain much the same type of forest is 

 to be observed which is characteristic of the rest 

 of the valley. Giant specimens of Pseudotsuga- 

 taxifolia are common at elevations up to 150 

 meters or thereabouts. 



That a magnificent forest once clothed the 

 mountain to its very summit is shown by the 

 still standing charred stems and the fallen and 

 burnt debris. To account for the fire which 

 swept the upper slopes and summit is difiicult 

 in the face of climatic conditions obtaining dur- 



