TREES AND SHRUBS 195 
THE OREGON FIR 
Leaf scars small, leaves not twisted, soft. 
DOUGLAS FIR 
Pseudotsuga taxifolia 
LEAVES 
3/17" long, dark yellow green. 
ConESs 
2”—-43’’ long with thin scales. Bracts 
extending sometimes 3 beyond 
cone scales. 
RANGE 
From Canada to Texas; from Rockies 
to Pacifie Coast except in Great 
Basin. 
Illustration shows relation between “bracts” and cone 
scales. There are two members of this genus in the 
United States. 
Fig. 16.—Twig and cone of Douglas fir or Oregon pine; showing 
protruding bracts. 
