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FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 



of streams and lakes. In mountains, best in narrow, damp, sunny ravines. Not exacting 

 in soil requirements, yet best in moist, well-drained soils, neither dry nor swampy. In 

 Oregon it thrives on sandy soils, growing even in dry soils of high ridges, while in north 



Fig. 67. 



-Chamcecyparis lawsoniana: a, fruiting branch; b. c, seed natural size and 

 enlarged. 



west coast region of California it grows well in swampy places near the sea. In cultiva- 

 tion it does well in almost any porous soil, except cold peat. 



In pure stands of limited extent only ; commonly scattered through forest singly or 

 in small groups. Near Port Orford (southwest Oregon) abundant in mixture with west- 





