A. Nobitte. The Noble Fir. Oregon. This is one of the magnificent conifers of our country. It is a majestic tree. forming vast forests on the mountains of Northern California aud Oregon. The Indians give it the uame of Big Tree. The timber is said to be of excellent quality. It is nearly related to A. Frctzeri, but has cones five times as large.
A. bracteatct. Bracted-coned Spruce. Orevn. This spe cies grows on the higher mountains of Oregon. It was also found by Dr. Coulter in Southern California. It is little known. The cones are very curious and remarkable, being handsomely fringed by long leaf-like bracts, entirely different from those of any other species.
Larix Americana. American Larch. New England to Wisconsin. This species is seldom found so far south as Virginia; its favorite localities being the New England States, northern New York, westward to Wisconsin, and northward to Canada. In Canada, it is celled Hackma tack; in some portions of New England and New Jersey, Tamarack. The quality of the wood is represented as being superior to any kind of pine or spruce.
L. Lyallii. Lyall'e Larch. Oregon.
L. occidentals. Western Larch. Oregon. Mr. Dufur says this species is found abundantly in the Blue mountains in Eastern Oregon, also well up to the Cascade and Coast Ranges, but seldom at an elevation of lese than 3,000 feet. It is often found 250 feet high, and attains a diameter of five feet, frequently being found 200 feet to the first limb. The timber ie very strong and durable, free to split, and used for all kinde of fencing and coarse building.
Torreya taxifolia. Yew-leaved Torreya. Florida. A small tree from twenty to forty feet high, found on the east bank of the Apalachicola river in Florida. It is called by the inhabitants Stinking Yew, from the unpleasant odor of the bruised leaves. The genus was muffled in honor of Dr. John Torrey, the late eminent botanist of New York. It is considered to be a very ornamental evergreen in cultivation.
T.Californica. California Nutmegtree. California. This speciee grows near the coast in California. It sometimes attains the height of sixty feet, with a trunk four feet in diameter, but is usually a round-headed, small, compact tree, twenty to forty feet high. The timber is said to be
heavy and fine-grained. It is, like the preceding, called the Stinking Yew, from the unpleasant odor of the bruised leaves. The seeds have a rugose and mottled appearance, resembling a nutmeg, whence the name.
Taxus brevifolia. Short-leaved Yew. California and Oregon. A tree of California and Oregon varying much in height in different localities. Dr. Newberry saw it forming an upright tree fifty to seventy-five feet in height and two to three feet in diameter. Mr. Deur says it is found on the lowlands of Willamette Valley, is of slow growth, and seldom attains a height of twelve to twenty feet and a diameter of a foot. It is very scarce in all parts of Oregon. The small, red berries remain on the tree till late in fall, and are nsed for food by the Indians. The wood is very hard and durable, is capable of receiving a fine polish, and is much prized for its fine grain, durability, and beauty.
T. Floridana. Florida Yew. Florida. This species, so far as known, is confined to a very limited field on the Apalachicola river in Florida. It ie a small tree, from ten to twenty feet high.
Thuja ocoidentalis. American Arbor Vitte. New Eng land to Wisconsin. This tree is well known in cultivation, but in a native state is rarely found south of New York. In Canada and along the lakes, it is known as the White Cedar, which is the name given in New Jersey to the Cupressus thyoides. The Arbor Vitt grows twenty-five to fifty feet high, forming a handsome, conical tree. The wood is light and soil, but durable, and is considerably used for building purposes. It is frequently employed as a hedge-plant and as an ornamental tree.
T. gigantect. Giant Arbor Vitt. Oregon and North west coast. This tree is found in the greatest perfection on the western slope of the Cascade and Coast itanges in Oregon and Washington Territory, at an altitude of from 500 to 1,000 feet. It attains not unfrequently the enor mous size of from ten to fifteen feet diameter and 200 feet in height. The timber is very soft, smooth, and durable. It makes the finest sash, doors, moldings, etc., and all kinds of building lumber. The young trees are beautiful ornamental evergreens, and make a handsome hedge.