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typical of the whole region, a discussion of its 

 conifers is not without general interest. 



The main facts brought out in the following 

 discussion have been obtained from observations 

 during four summers spent in the vicinity of the 

 Minnesota Seaside Station in southwestern Van- 

 couver. Additional data as to geographical dis- 

 tribution have been obtained from Macoun's 

 Catalogue of Canadian Plants and Sargent's 

 American Sylva, together with an examination 

 of the specimens in the herbarium of the Uni- 

 versity of Minnesota and some personal ob- 

 servations made in the mountains of the upper 

 mainland of British Columbia. The formal 

 specific descriptions are largely adapted from 

 Sargent's Sylva. 



The topography of \'ancouver Island is every- 

 where hilly and in the central portion it is very 

 mountainous with numerous summits which 

 reach the level of perpetual snow. As is usual 

 in regions of rugged topography, there is very 

 considerable local variation in climate. Stations 

 at sea level have a mean temperature of 45° to 

 50° F. 



The west coast, being under the immediate 



