. 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. The Spruces: The Hemlocks 335 the coast belongs to the following species, and is now known under the name by which it was described at an earlier period: 1358. The Menzies Spruce (Picea Sitchensis) is found from Men- docino Co., California, to
. 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. The Spruces: The Hemlocks 335 the coast belongs to the following species, and is now known under the name by which it was described at an earlier period: 1358. The Menzies Spruce (Picea Sitchensis) is found from Men- docino Co., California, to Alaska, and is strictly a coast species. It seldom grows at an elevation of more than 500 feet, but in Ore- gon, Washington Territory, and British Columbia, it attains a large size, being sometimes 150 to 200 feet in height, with a di- ameter of six to nine feet. It is exported as a timber, and is coarse but strong. It grows to best advantage on a damp sandy soil. The common name is given in honor of Dr. Archibald iVIen- zies, wlio Avas surgeon and botan- ist in Vancouver's exploring ex- pedition, about the end of the last century, and died in 1G2. Lojives and Cone of the ^^enzie^ Spruce, of two-tliirds the Katurul Size. The Hemlocks. (Genus Tsiiga.) 1359. There have usually been described under the genus Abies, but are now classified separately. The cones are usually small and pendant at the ends of the twigs, the bracts shorter than the scales, and both remain adherent to the axis. The leaves arc flat or ano-jed, in two rows, and with a very short petiole. There are five species, of which one is found in Asia, and four in North America. Of the latter, two are found on the eastern and two on the western side. 13G0. The Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis). This is one of the most widely difl^used and most useful of the conifers in the Northern States, extending from Maine to Wisconsin, and along the Alle- ghenics southward to North Carolina. It is abundant in New Bruns- wick, and
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