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little uDdergrowtli exists; and should the laud ever be cleared, it is 

 uulikely to revert to forest, aud would be suitable for agriculture or 

 pasturage. 



The forest flora of the State is embraced iu the following list: 



Yellow Find (Pinusjionderosavar. scopulorum). 



White Pino (P. flcxilis). 



Black or Lodge-polc Piuc (P. Marrayana). 



Fox-tail Pine (P. BaJJ'ouriana var. aristata). 



Piuon or Nat Pine {P. cdidis). 



White Spruce {Picea Engehnanni). 



Black Spruce (P. nigra). 



Silver or Blue Spruce (P. pangens). 



Red or Yellow Fir {Pseudotsuga Douglasii). 



White Fir (Abies concolor). 



Balsam (A. Suhdlp'ma). *" 



Red Cedar (Juniperus Virginiana). 



Juniper {J. occidentalis var. monosperma). 



Juniper {J. communis var. alpina). 



Cottonwood {Populus monilifera). 



Black Cottonwood (P. angustifoUa). 



White Cottonwood (P. Fremontii). 



Balm of Gilead (P. balsamifera). 



Aspen (P. iremuloides) . 



Box Elder {Negundo aceroides). 



Dwarf Maple {Acer gldbrum). 



Locust (Eohinia Neo-Mexicana). 



Mesquit or Honey Locust (Prosopis juliflora). 



White Oak (Quercus grisea). 



Scrul) Oak i^Q. undulata var. Gamhelii). 



Wild Plum (Prunus Americana). 



Chickasaw or Hog Plum (P. angustifoUa). 



Wild Cherry (P. Pennsylvanica^. 



Mountain Mahogany {Cercocarpus parvifolius). 



Black Thorn (Cratwgus tomeniosa). 



Willow (Salix lasiandra). 



Sand-bar Willow (S. longifolia). 



Black Birch (Betula occidentalis). 



Black or Speckled Alder CAlnus incana). 



Yellow aud White Pine and White Spruce are the predominant 

 species, and are the most useful for general j)urposes. The Spruce 

 (known locally as " Eed Spruce," from the color of its 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. 

 Piiion, 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 OQC-third imported. For buildiug purposes native Yellow 

 and White Pine and White Spruce, and White Pine from Michigan 

 and Wisconsin are largely used. For flnishing and cabinet-work the 



