. The big trees of California, their history and characteristics. Sequoia. [from old catalog]. /: ^ 1 above the ground, is six feet and seven inches in diameter, as measured by surveyor's transit. Its present base cir- cumference is ninety-three feet without making any allowance ^^^. for the large part burned away, which if done would increase it to over one hundred feet. As a result of the great in- juries it has sustained from the destructive elements and lack of moisture in the ground during the past few centuries, the wood growth has been very slow, the annual ring increase being as thin a
. The big trees of California, their history and characteristics. Sequoia. [from old catalog]. /: ^ 1 above the ground, is six feet and seven inches in diameter, as measured by surveyor's transit. Its present base cir- cumference is ninety-three feet without making any allowance ^^^. for the large part burned away, which if done would increase it to over one hundred feet. As a result of the great in- juries it has sustained from the destructive elements and lack of moisture in the ground during the past few centuries, the wood growth has been very slow, the annual ring increase being as thin as wrapping pa- per, too fine to be counted with the unaided eye. The inside. 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 Clark, Galen, 1814- [from old catalog]. Yosemite Valley, Cal. , G Clark [Redondo, Cal. , Press o Reflex publishing co. ]
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