SOME PLANTS OF IOWA. 
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vicinity of La Crosse or in southeastern Minnesota. Tsuga 
Canadensis occurs in Wisconsin. Balsam fir occurs on the north 
slope of the Yellow River for about one-half mile. None of the 
trees are very large; the largest are perhaps 60 feet tall There 
Fig. 13. —Native Iowa Balsam Fir heavily loaded with cones, on the 
banks of the Yellow River, near Postville, Northeastern Iowa. Photo by 
Charlotte M. King. 
are, however, many ranging from a few inches to 20 and 30 feet. 
When we visited the place, some of the trees were so heavily 
loaded with fruit that the trees were bent over. It is strange 
