PLATE XXII 



The Grizzly Giant, One of the Big Trees 

 ( S<'<itioia gigantea) of the Mariposa Grove, 

 Near the Yosemite Valley, California. This 

 Tree Measures in Circumference 84 Feet, 

 4 Inches, Four Feet Above the Ground 

 (Jepson), and 64 Feet, 3 Inches, Eleven 

 Feet Above the Ground (Whitney). The 

 Trees in the Background Are White Fir 



