36 FOREST-TREES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



very hard and durable, is capable of receiving a fine polish, and is much 

 prized for its fine grain, durability, and beauty. 



No. 394. Taxus Floridana, Nutt. Florida Yew. Florida. This spe- 

 cies, so far as is known, is confined to a very limited field on the Apa- 

 lachicola Eiver in Florida. It is a small tree, from 10 to 20 feet high. 



No. 395. Thuja occidentalism L. American Arbor Vitse. New England 

 to Wisconsin. This tree is well known in cultivation, but in a native state 

 is rarely found south of New York. In Canada and along the lakes, it 

 is known as the White Cedar, which is the name given in New Jersey 

 to the Cupressus thyoides. The Arbor Vitae grows 25 to 50 feet high, 

 forming a handsome, conical tree. The wood is light and soft, but 

 durable, and is considerably used for building purposes. It is fre :juently 

 employed as a hedge-plant and as an ornamental tree. 



No. 396. Thuja gigantea, Nutt. Giant Arbor Vita3. Oregon and 

 Northwest coast. This tree is found in the greatest perfection on the 

 western slope of the Cascade and Coast Eanges in Oregon and Wash- 

 ington Territory, at an altitude of from 500 to 1,000 feet. It attains not 

 unfrequently the enormous size of from 10 to 15 feet diameter and 200 

 feet in height. The timber is very soft, smooth, and durable. It makes 

 the finest sash, doors, moldings, &c., and all kinds of building-lumber. 

 The young trees are beautiful ornamental evergreens, and make a hand- 

 some hedge. 



No. 397. Thuja plicata, Don. Nee's Arbor Vitae. Pacific coast. 



No. 398. Cupressus thyoides, L. White Cedar. Middle and South- 

 ern States. This tree is found in swamps chiefly in the Atlantic States 

 from Massachusetts to Florida. It has also been found near the Great 

 Lakes. The tree rarely exceeds 70 or 80 feet in height, with a straight, 

 tapering trunk. The wood is light, fine-grained, exceedingly durable, 

 and easily worked. In New Jersey, it is largely made into shingles. 



No. 399. Cupressus macrocarpa, Hart. Monterey Cypress. California. 

 This is found in the vicinity of Monterey, Cal., where it grows 50 to 

 60 feet high, with a diameter sometimes of 3 to 4 feet. It is one of 

 the finest cypresses known. 



No. 400. Cupressus Nuikanus, Hook. Nootka Cypress. Oregon and 

 the Northwest coast. This grows at Vancouver's Island and near 

 Nootka Sound. It is a tall tree of 80 to 100 feet high. The timber is 

 white, soft, and valuable. 



No. 401. Cupressus Laicsoniana, Murray. Lawson's Cypress. Mount- 

 ains of Northern California. 



No. 402. Cupressus MacNabiana, Murray. McNab's Cypress. Mount- 

 ains of California and Oregon. 



No. 403. Taxodium distichum, Eich. Bald Cypress. Southern States. 

 This tree is found in all the Southern States, extending into Delaware 

 and into Southern Illinois. In rich, alluvial bottoms, it frequently grows 

 to the height of 120 feet. The roots often form large conical excrescences, 

 called " cypress knees," which rise above the surface of the soil to the 

 height of 2 to 4 feet. The wood is fine-grained, soft, elastic, strong, and 

 exceedingly durable. Large quantities are made into shingles, and mar- 

 keted at the North. Its foliage is delicate and beautiful, but is dropped 

 during the winter. 



No. 404. Sequoia sempervirens, End. Eedwood. California. This is 

 the mammoth tree of the coast of California, second only to the next 

 species. It rises to the height of 200 to 300 feet, and sometimes with a 

 circumference of 60 feet. The wood is dark red. rather light and brittle, 

 but exceedingly durable, and makes valuable lumber. 



No. 405. Sequoia gigantea, Torr Giant Eedwood. California. This is 

 the mammoth or big tree of California, growing in several groves on the 



