FORESTS OF MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK. 



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with amabilis fir, western hemlock, and Douglas fir. The noble fir 

 avoids steep side hills and exposed situations. In moist soils on flats 

 and gentle slopes it often reaches a height of from 150 to 200 feet. 

 The tall and upright trunk supports a rounded crown of bluish 









FIG. 11. Noble fir (Abies nobilis). 



green foliage, which is very noticeable among the purer green leaves 

 of its associates. The branches are short, thick, and crowded with 

 stiff, flattened leaves, which turn upward and outward. The light- 

 green bract-covered cones are sometimes inches long and nearly 

 3 inches thick. They ripen early in September. Seed is borne 



