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VI. LIST OF SOME COMMON CALIFORNIA TREES FOR 
STUDY IN RURAL SCHOOLS 
By PROFESSOR W. METCALF 
Pinaceae —Pine Family. 
Sugar Pine ( Pinus lambertiana). 
Western Yellow Pine (Pinus ponder- 
osa). 
Digger Pine ( Pinus sabiniana). 
Knobcone Pine (Pinus attenuata). 
White Fir (Abies concolor). 
Grand Fir (Abies grandis). 
Douglas Fir ( Pseudotsuga tacifolia). 
Cupressacae —Cypress Family. 
Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macro- 
carpa ). 
Incense Cedar ( Libocedrus decurrens). 
Sierra Juniper ( Juniperus Occident - 
alis). 
Port Oxford Cedar ( Chamaecyparis 
lawsonina ). 
Hardwoods or Broadleaved Trees 
Juglandacae —Wa 1 nut Family. 
California Black Walnut ( Juglans cali- 
fornica). 
Fagaceae —Oak Family. 
Valley Oak (Quercus lobata). 
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia). 
California Black Oak (Quercus kel- 
loggii). 
Lauraceae —Laurel Family. 
California Laurel (Umbellularia Cali¬ 
fornia) . 
Platanaceae —Sycamore Family. 
Western Sycamore (Platanus race- 
mosa). 
Leguminosae —Pea Family. ^ 
Mesquite (Prospis juliflora). 
Black Locust ( Robinia pseudacacia ). 
Sapindaccae —Buckeye Family. 
California Buckeye (Aesculus California). 
Aceraceae —Maple Family. 
Broadleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum ). 
California Box Elder (Acer Negundo [ Californium ]) 
Ericaceae —Heath Family. 
Madrona (Arbutus menziesii). 
