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FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 



seeds are not carried more than a few rods away from the tree. Wood, exceed- 

 ingly fine-grained, very light yellowish brown, and several pounds heavier per 

 cubic foot than that of the Gowen cypress. It is of no commercial use. More- 



Fig. 64.— Oupressua macnabiana; a, .■ones; b, sPed, natural size and enlarged. 



over, the tree is too rare to have great importance in forest management, but its 

 ability to thrive on dry. thinly covered slopes makes it worthy of investigation 

 for planting in barren situations. 



