bt Li : 










| litdle undergrowth exists; and should the land ever be cleared, it is 
unlikely to revert to forest, and would be suitable for agriculture or 
pasturage. ‘ 
The forest flora of the State is embraced in the following list: 
Yellow Pine (Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum). 
White Pine (P. Jlevilis). 
* Black or Lodge-pole Pine (2. Murrayana). 
Fox-tail Pine (P. Balfouriana var. aristata). 
Pinon or Nut Pine (2 edulis). 
White Spruce (Picea Lngelmanni). 
Black Spruce (P. nigra). 
Silver or Blue Spruce (LP. pungens). 
Red or Yellow Fir (Pscudotsuga Douglasii). 
White Fir (Abies concolor). 
Balsam (A. Subalpina). 
Red Cedar (Juniperus Virgitiana). 
Juniper (J. occidentalis var. monosperma). 
Juniper (J. communis var. alpina). 
Cottonwood (Populus monilifera). 
Black Cottonwood (P. angustifolia). 
White Cottonwood (P. Lremontit). 
Balm of Gilead (P. balsamifera). 
Aspen (P. tremuloides). 
Box Elder (Negundo aceroides). 
Dwarf Maple (Acer glabrum). 
Locust (Robinia Neo-Mexicana). 
Mesquit or Honey Locust (Prosopis juliflora). 
White Oak (Quercus grisea). 
Scrub Oak (Q. undulata var. Gambelii). 
Wild Plum (Prunus Americana). 
Chickasaw or Hog Plum (P. angustifolia). 
Wild Cherry (P. Pennsylvanica). 
Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus parvifolius). 
Black Thorn (Crataegus tomentosa). 
Willow (Salix lasiandra). 
Sand-bar Willow (S. longifolia). 
Black Birch (Betula occidentalis). 
Black or Speckled Alder (Alnus ineana). 
Yellow and White Pine and White Spruce are the predominant 
species, and are the most usefal for general purposes. The Spruce 
(known locally as ‘ Kked Spruce,” from the color of ifs wood) grows at 
higher elevations than the Pines and is not so plentiful or so easily 
obtained as the latter. Its wood is superior to that of the others. 
Pinon, though not forming extensive forests, has quite a wide range in > 
the State, and is largely used for fuel and the manufacture of char- 
coal. | 
The consumption of lumber in the State during the last. twelve 
months is estimated at 120,000,000 feet, B. M., two-thirds being native 
timber and one-third imported. For building purposes native Yellow 
and White Pine and White Spruce, and White Pine from Michigan 
and Wisconsin are largely used. [or finishing and cabinet-work the 

