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extensive areas; in the mountains smaller, skirting the water 

 courses ; an important lumber tree. Washington to northern 

 California and eastward to Montana. 



3. WHITE CEDAR (Libocedrus decurrens) (incense cedar) : A large tree, 



abundantly scattered among pine and fir ; wood fine grained. 

 Cascade and Sierra Nevada Mountains of Oregon and California. 



THE WHITE CEDARS PROPER 



4. WHITE CEDAR (Chamcecyparis thyoides) (often called juniper) : 



Medium-sized tree ; wood very light and soft. Along the coast 

 from Maine to Mississippi. 



6. WHITE CEDAR (Chamcecyparis lawsoniana) (Port Orford cedar, 

 Oregon cedar, Lawson's cypress, ginger pine) : A very large tree, 

 extensively cut for lumber ; heavier and stronger than the pre- 

 ceding. Along the coast line of Oregon. 



6. YELLOW or ALASKA CEDAR (Chamcecyparis nooikatensis) : Medium- 

 to large-sized tree. Mountains of Washington, coast from Puget 

 Sound northwards. 



6. Red cedars. Heartwood red. 



1. RED CEDAR (Juniperus virginianc?) (Savin juniper): Similar to 



white cedar, but of somewhat finer texture. Used in cabinet- 

 work, in cooperage, for veneers, and especially for lead pencils, 

 for which purpose alone several million feet are cut each year. A 

 small- to medium-sized tree scattered through the forests, or, in 

 the West, sparsely covering extensive areas (cedar brakes). The 

 red cedar is the most widely distributed conifer of the United 

 States, occurring from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from 

 Florida to Minnesota, but attains a suitable size for lumber only 

 in the Southern, and more especially the Gulf States. 



2. REDWOOD (Sequoia sempervirens) : Wood in its quality and uses 



like white cedar; the narrow sapwood whitish; the heartwood 

 light red, soon turning to brownish red when exposed. A very 

 large tree, limited to the coast ranges of California, and forming 

 considerable forests, which are rapidly being converted into 

 lumber. 



