. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . his region, however, arewcll-timbercd with pecan, Cypress, Cottonwood, and several speciesof oak, and have a vigorous growth of smaller shrubs. West of theblack prairie region the dwarfed, stunted trees are of little valueexcept for fuel. The river valleys have the same character of treesas further east, but the rocky highlands are covered with scraggybushes (chaparral) of oak, juniper, and cedar. The summits ofthe Guadalupe and Limpia ranges, in the trans-Pooos region, areclothed with forests of the ye
. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . his region, however, arewcll-timbercd with pecan, Cypress, Cottonwood, and several speciesof oak, and have a vigorous growth of smaller shrubs. West of theblack prairie region the dwarfed, stunted trees are of little valueexcept for fuel. The river valleys have the same character of treesas further east, but the rocky highlands are covered with scraggybushes (chaparral) of oak, juniper, and cedar. The summits ofthe Guadalupe and Limpia ranges, in the trans-Pooos region, areclothed with forests of the yellow [Pinus ponderosa), flexible (\ and nut pine {P, edulis), all of which attain great smaller trees grow on these mountains. The valleys andseveral of the ranees in the last-named region, however, are desti-tute of trees. The entire Rio Grande valley, from El Paso toBrownsville, grows many species of cactus and other prickly, cori-aceous shrubs. The grasses of the State are especially numerous iaspecies, and are found most luxuriantly on the prairies of the lowe»-. i TEXAS 20S coast the central, ac4 the plains regions. Tho lumber supply ofthe Siate cornea entirely from the east Texas pine forests. Thecedar, juniper, and mesquite are only utilized for fuel and fencing. Tho black bear {l/rsus americanjis), panther (Felis eoncolor),and lynx {Felis ru/a) are common to all parts of the State. Thebison, wild horse, prongbuck {Antilocapra americana), coyote(Canis lutrans), grey wolf ((7. lupus), eastern prairie dog (Cynomysludoviciamis], and the lesser Mammalia of the great Rocky Moun-tain plains constitute the fauna of the north-western part of theElite, reaching into the western part of the central region. Theirsonthem limit is approximately tho 31st parallel. The highestranges of the trans-Pecos region possess the unique avian andmammalian fauna of the Rocky Mountains, including the black-tailed or mule deer [Cariams macrolis) and Rocky Mountain sheep,.with a
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