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wood; usually not visible under lens. Rays. 1-8, 

 mostly 3-5, cells high. Texture fine. Color pale, 

 reddish brown or roseate. Odor and taste spic y- 

 re sinou s ; characteristic. 

 /'^/-WT Incense Cedar. Libocedrus decurr ens Torr. (P).^^ 



b^ Growth rings usually very irregular in width and out- 

 line; often eccentric; late wood usually extremely 

 thin, inconspicuous; very commonly doubled or 

 trebled (Plate II, Fig. 4). Resin cells very numerous, 

 deeply colored, visible under lens; mostly zonate 

 (Plate II, Fig. 3), often giving rise to 1-3 tangential 

 lines visible to unaided eye. Rays 1-20 cells high, 

 very irregular. Texture very fine. Odor aromatic, 

 characteristic. Taste not p r onounced . 



~~' Juniper; Cedar." 



a' Color deep reddish brown or purple , becoming dull 

 brown upon exposure. Red Cedar. Juniperus 

 '^S- JT -ir- virginiana L. (N, C)^"; Southern Red Cedar. 

 barbadensis L. (S); scopulorum Sarg. (R). 



b' £!olor pale to medium dark brown , usually tinged 

 with red. 7. occidenialis Hook. (R); utahensis 

 Lem. (R) fJpac^phlcea Torr. (Rs); monosperma 

 Sarg. (Rs); californica Carr. (P)-/^/'/^? 

 b Resin cells absent. Tracheids with spirals. Woods with 

 high lustre. Odorless and tasteless. Texture fine. 

 a' Color reddish brown to rose red. Wood heavy, hard, 

 strong, and elastic. Growth rings variable; mostly 

 eccentric; often sinuous. Yew. 



aP Tracheids very small, thick-walled. Color bright 

 orange or rose red; thin sapwood pale yellow. Taxus 

 brevifolia Nutt. (P). 

 b^ Tracheids larger, rather thin-walled. Color brown- 

 ish red; thin sapwood nearly white. T. floridana 

 Nutt. (S). 

 b' Color clear bright y ellow . Growth rings uniform, 

 a^ Wood light, soft, not strong. 



California Nutmeg. Tumion californicum Greene (W) . 

 b^ Wood heavy, hard, strong. 

 JZD' T" stinking Cedar. T. taxifolium Greene (S) . 



