The guardians of the Columbia, Mount Hood, Mount Adams and Mount St Helens . ^ One of the Kings—A Douglas of TreelandFir. 134 THE GUARDIANS OF THE COLUMBIA. Firs and Vine Maples in Washington Forest. lesser deciduous trees on which the filtered rays of sunshine play in softer tones. Here and there in the Willamette valley you meet foothill yellow pine (Pinus ponderosa var. henthamiana), near relative of the western yellow pine. Oregon oak (Quercus garryana) occurs sparingly throughout the valleys, or reaches up the western foothillsof the Willamette, until it meetsthe great unbroken forest of
The guardians of the Columbia, Mount Hood, Mount Adams and Mount St Helens . ^ One of the Kings—A Douglas of TreelandFir. 134 THE GUARDIANS OF THE COLUMBIA. Firs and Vine Maples in Washington Forest. lesser deciduous trees on which the filtered rays of sunshine play in softer tones. Here and there in the Willamette valley you meet foothill yellow pine (Pinus ponderosa var. henthamiana), near relative of the western yellow pine. Oregon oak (Quercus garryana) occurs sparingly throughout the valleys, or reaches up the western foothillsof the Willamette, until it meetsthe great unbroken forest of theCoast Range. The dense lower forests are nevergaily decked, so little sunlight in early summer, back amongthe mountains, you may find tanglesof half-prostrate rhododendron, fromwhich, far as the eye can reach, therose-pink gorgeous flowers give backthe tints of sunshine and the irides-cent hues of raindrops. Mingled withthe flush of laurel blossoms arenodding plumes of creamy squawgrass, the beautiful xerophyllum. Towing a log raft out to sea, bound for the California , i j a markets. Often this Queculy upland flower
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