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WOOD AXD FOREST. 



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Big Ti;ee. Sequoia. Giaxt Seqe'oia. 



Sequoia wasliiiif/'oiunna (AVinsknv) Sudworth. Sequoia gigantea, 



Decaisne. 



Sequoia latinized from Sequoinli, a Cliero I-;ee Indian; v:ash\ngtoniana, in 

 iionor of Guorge Washington. 



Habitat. 





Leaf. 



Habitat: ("See map) ; 

 in ten groves in soutliern 

 California, at high eleva- 

 tion. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree; Height, 27-5', 



.sometimes 320': diame- 

 ter. 20', sometimes 35' _: 

 trunk, swollen and often 

 buttressed at base, ridged, 

 often clear for 150'; thick 

 horizontal branches; bark, 

 l'-2' thick, in great ridges, 

 separates into loose, 

 fibrous. cinnamon red 

 scales, almost non-com- 

 bustible; leaves. very 

 small, growing close to 

 stem : cones, 2"-3" long. 



Appearance of Wood: 

 Color, red. turning dark 

 on exposure, sap-wood 

 thin, whitish ; non-por- 

 ous; rings, very plain; 

 grain straight. coarse; 

 rays, numerous, thin ; 

 non-resinous. 



