THE CALIFORNIA WHITE OAK {^uercus lohatn) 



The largest an.i most pictiiresque of the Western oaks. The Home is hroaHer than high ; the outer twigs droop like a weeping 

 willow's, hut acquire a wonileiful tortuousness later. Lumbermen have spared this tree because its wood is nor strong. Gigantic 

 individuals stand in the park-like valleys, set round by moimtain peaks, making a landscape which is unrivalled in any country 



