TREES AND SHRUBS 



THE OREGON ITK 



Leaf scars small, leaves not twisted, soft. 



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DOUGLAS FIR 



Pseudotsuga taxifolia 



LEAVES 

 f "-!" long, dark yellow green. 



CONES 



" long \*ith thin scales. Bracts 

 ^'extending sometimes " beyond 

 cone scales. 



RANGE 



From Canada to Texas; from Rockies 

 to Pacific Coast except in Great 

 Basin. 



Illustration shows relation between '^bracts" and cone, 

 scales. There are two members of this genus in the 1 

 United States. 



Fig. 16. Twig and cone of Douglas fir or Oregon pine; jhowing 

 protruding bracts. 



