Bul 1200, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. PLATE XX. 
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Fic. 1.—Leaves of Douglas fir. A, two-ranked arrangement usually in shade; B, small shade 
form ofleaf; C, open grown with leaves distributed around branch; D, leading shoot, with flat, 
pointed leaves; £, twig of old tree, with leaves turned up and appearing to be on top of branch. 
Fig. 2.—Douglas fir seeds and seedlings. A, seeds with wings 
as they come out of the cone (there are on the average about 
38,000 seeds to 1 pound); Band C, seedlings as they appear 
above the ground, up to 2 weeks old; D, seedling 1 year old, 
31incheés high, witha good rootsystem. Theroot penetrates 
deeply and enables the seedling to live on drier slopes than 
do the shallow-rooted seedlings of western red cedar_and 
western hemlock. 
