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FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 



Sierras of California to San Jacinto Mountains. Shrubby throughout its range, except 

 in Oregon Cascades and in coast mountains of northwestern California." 



Washington. — At Moffat's Springs, Skamania County, the only station now known. 



Oregon. — Valley of Columbia River, in vicinity of the Cascades, and southward over 

 western slope of latter range, often crossing to east slope, as at Mount Pitt, and extend- 

 ing eastward to Klamath-Deschutes Divide ; generally at 2,000 to 5,000 feet elevation ; 

 also in Siskiyous and westward to southern coast mountains of Siskiyou National Forest. 

 Locally noted at Dalles of Columbia, on Mount Hood, near rim of Crater Lake and at 

 Port Orford. 



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Fig. 121. — Castanopsia chryaophylla, flowering branch. 



California. — Lower mountain slopes throughout northern part, from seaward coast 

 range, eastward to Mount Shasta, and southward on both slopes of coast ranges, and 

 mainly on west slope of Sierras, to San Jacinto Mountains ; generally at 3,000 to 6,000 

 feet, in north, but at 8,000 to 10,000 feet in south. High ridges of Klamath and Trinity 

 National forests (as chaparral i, but also below 3,500 feet and under Douglas fir, espe- 



a The shrubby form of eastern California has been described as C. sempervirens (Kell.) 

 Dudley, and that of the southern coast ranges has been separated as C. chrysophylla 

 minor Benth. 



