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different  species  altogether  from  ours,  but  delight  in  the  same  com- 
mon names,  as,  for  instance :  their  White  Oak  is  Quercus  garryana, 
not  our  "Alba  ;"  Black  Oak  is  "  Kelloggii,"  not  our  "  nigra,"  and 
Live  Oak  is  "  chrysolepis,"  not  our  "  virens." 
And  in  their  Maples  they  have  two  widely  different  from  ours 
and  also  each  other.  The  Broad  Leaf,  Acer  macrophyllum,  used 
for  household  furniture,  and  the  Vine  Maple,  Acer  circinata,  so 
small  as  to  be  of  no  value  but  for  barrel  hoops. 
Oregon  Grape  (Berberis  aquifolium)  figured  prominently  also  as  a 
wood.  Alongside  of  Oregon's  exhibit  was  that  of  Washington's, 
and  it  consisted  of  44  species,  many  of  which  were  peculiar  to  the 
State,  while  others  common  both  to  Oregon  and  Washington.  One 
fir  log  in  particular  was  24  feet  long  by  6  feet  square. 
The  State  Building  was  attractive  from  its  novel  construction. 
The  superstructure  rested  on  a  foundation  of  large  fir  logs,  squared, 
reaching  nearly  to  second  story,  all  donated  by  large  lumber  manu- 
facturers. 
The  tall  flag  pole  in  front  of  the  building  was  238  feet  high  and 
consisted  of  one  single  tree,  a  fir  and  they  claim  it  to  be  the  largest 
flag  mast  of  its  kind  in  the  world.  Washington  contributed  all 
the  flag  poles  on  the  grounds.  There  was  a  fine  display  of  woods 
or  timbers  in  this  building,  but  for  lack  of  space  they  could  not 
be  shown  to  advantage. 
To  California  must  go  the  glory  of  the  only  State  furnishing  those 
Forest  Giants,  the  Redwoods,  Sequoias  sempervirens  and  gigantea, 
for  who  will  ever  forget  the  delight  on  beholding  that  magnificent 
room  in  the  Woman's  Building,  furnished  throughout  from  these 
woods ;  or,  the  sensation  either,  of  having  his  chest  "  stove  in  "  while 
making  the  rounds  of  that  Redwood  Bark  trunk  placed  in  the  cen- 
tre of  the  Government  Building  and  furnished  with  but  one  small 
entrance. 
Against  southern  end  of  Forestry  Hall,  a  varnish  firm  exhibited 
the  largest  plank  in  the  world,  made  from  one  of  the  Redwoods, 
presumably  Sequoia  gigantea. 
Dimensions  of  plank  were  16  feet  5  inches  in  width,  12  feet  9 
inches  in  length  and  5  inches  thick. 
The  tree  from  which  it  was  obtained  was  undoubtedly  1,500  years 
old,  300  feet  high  and  35  feet  in  diameter.  The  plank  was  cut  from 
a  section  28  feet  above  the  base. 
