. The elements of forestry : designed to afford information concerning the planting and care of forest trees for ornament or profit and giving suggestions upon the creation and care of woodlands with the view of securing the greatest benefit for the longest time, particularly adapted to the wants and conditions of the United States. Forests and forestry. 312 The Red-Wood. 151. to be or giant-tree of California, and the S. sempervirens, or red- wood. The former grow in li mited quan- tities, in groves known as those of Calaveras, Tuolum- ne,Merced, and Mar- iposa. In Fresno county, Cal., there
. The elements of forestry : designed to afford information concerning the planting and care of forest trees for ornament or profit and giving suggestions upon the creation and care of woodlands with the view of securing the greatest benefit for the longest time, particularly adapted to the wants and conditions of the United States. Forests and forestry. 312 The Red-Wood. 151. to be or giant-tree of California, and the S. sempervirens, or red- wood. The former grow in li mited quan- tities, in groves known as those of Calaveras, Tuolum- ne,Merced, and Mar- iposa. In Fresno county, Cal., there have been found oth- ers in recent years, in one place scatter- ed over a region forty miles in length by six or eight in width, â and the tree is now raised from seed in various parts of the world. It has been tried many times in the Atlantic States, but from differences of climate it has al- most uniformly fail- ed, perhaps after a few j'ears of appar- ent success. In Eng- land, it has been found to do best in a heavy clay soil, a damp climate, a moist sub-soil, but prefers high -lands Leaves, Cone, and Seeds oJ the Sequoia gigantea. to low and is likely injured by severe frosts and by east firate with his tribe to beyond the Mississippi, and died in New Mexico in 1845. One of his grandfathers was a white man, but in appearance and habits he was wholly Indian. The name was applied by Endlicher, and has preference over " Wellingionia," as nsed by some English Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hough, Franklin Benjamin, 1822-1885. Cincinnati : R. Clarke
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