Forest trees of the Pacific slope . M^-^-: Fio. 51.—.l7/iVs nohiUs, slijihtly reducert ; orisiual. iiches long: a, seed. can fir. Leaf buds are rounded, oblong, and resin coated. The large bract-covered cones (fig. 51) are most distinctive. None of our other firs have coneslike these. They are about 4i to (! inches long by 2i to nearly P, inches in thick- FOREST TEEES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 131 ness. They ripen early in September and begin to brealv up and fall from thetrees in October. The jirotruding, pointed bracts, which cover the cone scalesas if they were shingled, give the mature cones a
Forest trees of the Pacific slope . M^-^-: Fio. 51.—.l7/iVs nohiUs, slijihtly reducert ; orisiual. iiches long: a, seed. can fir. Leaf buds are rounded, oblong, and resin coated. The large bract-covered cones (fig. 51) are most distinctive. None of our other firs have coneslike these. They are about 4i to (! inches long by 2i to nearly P, inches in thick- FOREST TEEES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 131 ness. They ripen early in September and begin to brealv up and fall from thetrees in October. The jirotruding, pointed bracts, which cover the cone scalesas if they were shingled, give the mature cones a light yellow-green color,which later turns to light yellow-brown. The seeds (fig. 51, a), dull red-brown,have shiny pale brown wings. Seed-leaves, 6 to 7, of uniform thickness through-out, with a short abrupt point. Wood, rather heavy, being one of the three Pacific firs with the heaviest woodof any of our species. It is moderately hard, firju. of medium fine grain, verylight brown, irregularly marked with reddish-brown areas, which add much tothe beauty of the wood. It works easilj^ and well
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