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kirk ranges, along the coast, and also in the northern interior. 

 It is a stupendous tree, sometimes 150 feet high and 15 feet thick, 

 generally hollow. The wood is reddish -yellow, and splits easily 

 into plank, and is used for shingles. The Indians use it for 

 canoes, and out of its fiber they weave their blankets. 



The Yellow Cypress, commonly called yellow cedar, (Thuya 

 excelsa) grows principally on the coast, also in the interior 

 of Vancouver Island and on the west coast of Queen Charlotte 

 Islands. It is of a pale-yellow tint, and has a strong resinous 

 smell, so that the voracious toredo will not attack it. It is used 

 lor ornamental purposes, and also for boats, and the Indians use 

 it for making their carved totem -stick. 



The Red American Larch or Western Tamarack, (Larix oc- 

 cidentalis) is a noble tree, and its timber is highly valued. It 

 occurs in the interior, on the Gold and Selkirk ranges, and in the 

 Rocky Mountains. 



The Mountain Larch, (Larix Lyallii) grows in the Cascade 

 and Rocky Mountains, and lorms the last belt of timber above 

 7,000 feet high. There is a third species ol larch in British 

 Columbia, the Black Larch( Larix Americana), which grows in the 

 Rocky Mountains, in the Peace River region. It is a very 

 small tree. The Juniper, or Western Red Cedar, (Juniperus 

 occidentalis) abounds in the Columbia Valley, on the east coast 

 of Vancouver Island, and also along the shores of the lakes in 

 the interior. The Common Juniper (Juniperus communis, var. 

 Alpina) is found from the Rocky to the summit of the Selkirk 

 Mountains. 



Among other trees, valuable as hardwood, the most important 

 is probably the Maple (Acer macrophyllum), found on Van- 

 couver and Queen Charlotte Islands, and also on the mainland 

 coast up to 55° It is a magnificent tree, and grows to a very 

 large size. The Vine Maple (Acer circinatum) yields strong, 

 white wood, suitable for helves It is very common in the val- 

 ley of the Fraser River, on the west coast, and on Vancouver 

 Island. The Torrey (Acer glabrum) grows chiefly on the west 

 side of the Rocky Mountains, about the sources of the Columbia 

 and on Vancouver Island. The Yew (Taxus brevifolia) occura 

 on Vancouver Island, in the vicinity of Fraser River, and spars 

 ingly on Queen Charlotte Islands. The wood is tough and of - 

 beautiful rose color. The Alder is abundant everywhere in tha 

 province. The Western or Red Alder (Alnus rubra) is a large 

 tree in the valley of the Fraser River, and in the coast ranges ane 

 islands. The Mountain Alder (Alnus rhombifolia) is common id 

 the southeast of the province, the Common Alder (Alnus inn 

 cana, var. virescens) in the Rocky Mountains, and the Green 

 Alder (Alnus viridis) in the northern districts of the province. 

 The Crab or Wild Apple (Pirus rivularis) occurs in the valley of 

 the Fraser, on the coast, and on Vancouver and Oueen Charlotte 



