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Denmark, where he was educated in horticultural arts, and where 

 his bi others and sisters still reside. 



He came to America when about nineteen years of age, and 

 secured employment in a public park in Chicago. About fifteen 

 years ago he came to California. Attending the State University 

 at Berkeley his ability was recognized by Prof. Hilgard, and 

 he was given employment on the experimental grounds of that 

 institution. 



Mr. Klee was appointed to collect and arrange the living plants 

 of California at the New Orleans Exposition, and made that fea- 

 ture a credit to the state. In 1886 he was appointed State In- 

 spector of Fruit Pests by the State Board of Horticulture. In 

 1889 he was appointed Inspector of Experimental Stations in the 

 state, which position he was later compelled to resign on ac- 

 count of his health. 



The horticultural writings of W. G. Klee are widely and fa- 

 vorably known, and have mainly appeared in the reports of the 

 University of California, of the State Board of Horticulture, and of 

 the U. S. Department of Agriculture, aside from contributions to 

 the horticultural press of the day. 



In 1885 Mr. Klee married Miss Jennie Barry who, with three 

 children, survives. His death occurred at his ranch near Santa 

 Cruz, where he had retired in hopes of regaining his strength 

 through an out- door life. 



7 HE FOREST TREES OF OREGON.— II. 



In the firs (Picea), the cones are upright, and in the distance 

 they are sometimes mistaken for birds perched on the limbs. 



Picea grandis or Western Balsam Fir, or Abies Grandis or 

 Oregon White Fir is found at its best along the shores of the 

 Willamette river and its tributaries, but is widely dispersed along 

 the mountain slopes of both ranges. Its commercial value falls 

 below that of several other trees. It is conspicuous along our 

 river bottoms for hight and beauty. It is easily transplanted. 



Picea nobilis — Noble Fir. This fine fir is at home in places- 

 remote from mills and railroad lines, and therefore does not fig- 

 ure much in commerce. Extensive groves ol it may be seen 

 among the Coast mountains where prostrate trees 200 feet in 

 length are not rare. As an ornamental tree it well deserves its 

 name of noble, and it is easily transplanted. It also has a large 

 handsome cone. 



Picea amabilis. Cones are dark purple. This, too, is out 

 of the reach of commerce; abundant along the summit of the 

 Cascade mountains. This is a very handsome tree for landscape 

 gardening. 



Thuya gigantea — Western Arborvitse. This is the white 

 cedar of North Oregon and of Washington. It is a grand forest 



