CALIFORNIA TREE NOVELTIES 



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}-ellow pines, firs, and cedars grouped according to their of view the Sequoias or redwoods and even Yosemite 



environment. itself will not be the only things to register an impression, 



The same observations with the proper adjustment for if you can bring back with you visions and descrip- 



for locality and conditions may be made along any other tions of trees and forests which the average visitor does 



not see, you will have something 

 which will be an asset and treas- 

 ure through the years. 



John Muir, who knew every 

 foot of it, eloquently described 

 the chief forested region of 

 California when he wrote : 



"In the middle region of deep- 

 est canons are the grandest for- 

 est trees, the Sequoia, king of 

 conifers, the noble sugar and yel- 

 low pines, Douglas spruce, libo- 

 cedrus, and the silver firs, each 

 a giant of its kind, assembled to- 

 gether in one and the same for- 

 est, surpassing all other conifer- 

 ous forests in the world, both in 

 the number of its species and in 

 the size and beauty of its trees. 

 The winds flow in melody 

 through their colossal spires, 



DESOLATION VALLEY, PYRAMID PEAK IN THE DISTANCE ^ ^ ^^^ VOCal everywhere 



The two trees in the foreground are silver pine. The scene is in the EI Dorado National Forest, Cal. With the SOllgS of birds aild rUn- 



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routes of travel. Before you go 

 and after you get there read 

 some of the best literature re- 

 garding the flora of California. 

 John Muir, through his books, 

 inspires you with a love and ap- 

 preciation of the scenic wonders 

 of his native State. Carry his 

 "Mountains of California" with 

 you and try to see them through 

 his eyes. On many trips you 

 will be within the National For- 

 ests and the officer of the Forest 

 Service can broaden your view 

 and direct your observations 

 wherever you go. 



The main thing is to know 

 what you want to see and where 

 to see it. Trees and forests are 

 probably not the fundamental at- 

 tractions you will see, but they 

 should be the setting on many 

 of your travels and supplement 

 the other natural features for which you will make special 

 trips. Distances are great compared with the East and 

 stage and horseback trips are not always an unalloyed 

 joy. The best way to forget the dust and heat and dis- 

 comfort is to have something which will distract atten- 

 tion from the crowded stage snd the blazing sun. This 

 you will have in the constantly changing flora on most of 

 the trips which are worth while. With the right point 



LUMBERED SLOPE IN SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS 

 Away in the distance, through the gap beyond the trees, the Mohave Desert may be seen, 

 that are visible are pme, fir and incense cedar. 



The trees 



ning water. Miles of fragrant ceanothus and manzanita 

 bushes bloom beneath them, and lily gardens and mea- 

 dows, and damp, ferny glens in endless variety of fra- 

 grance and color, compelling the admiration of every 

 observer. 



"Sweeping on over ridge and valley, these noble trees 

 extend a continuous belt from end to end of the range, 

 only slightly interrupted by sheer-walled canons at in- 



