, 1873-01-03
c0NIFERAE OF THE ROCKY a:oyNTA!Ns.

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the ssTtansactions OF tho Wisconsin Academy
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ifsroe ~ os,rrraans ~ ~ 10 ths % pao,g NJ nnnnts;ua @ @
some Of which he recommends commend, TOR cultivation ,9r
py our aaIIuclB anu lanuscopc-kaIueueI6. NE
hope our nurHery1nen will give them fair trial
.a tl,a; s,,,oasaf,, ;ntrorot;o, z,n1d odd ,,,c,'
% tue1 eoceooeluA 1ne1ooAet4on "oulo "&Au tilueu
to the beauty Of the surroundings Of cur West
er-, homes
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climnte of Europe and from the lower wooded
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oslfic'7 VI a1ue11e" oiseu ten ~ oui ~ 81
mate, anu tna1 tnoso from The 1tocRy mountains
would stand much better chance TO meet tho
hopes and Wishes OF our oa1tiVators
The writer first notices Panss Ed1ttas, called
also the Pinion Pine by the Mc1lcans. It bears
sweet and nutritious nut, which Is highly val
ned ss an article OF food BY tho Indians -Ho
describes the tree as follows:
s Il uspssy san tee, anor..noa1ed: Wth nnmsr ;
wood Is vcry hard md }ul Of pitch compact and brit
M and whes AZ Is equal to tbs Gest Of q hickory for
tsna roc ppts an rdgss and IN ~ ta M oupne
Grain N It's only grown oy irrigation
and tho smallest and earliest ynrttic3 Of The
best trees found in regions too elevated to produce
and is seldom found IN tho bottoms Of ysl1sys wher
water from melting rains may run, On high
ta a o en an ruSxy pun r. II
arc IN pairs two inches long, ilrk green, COARSE and
rdged md are persistent Tor two or more ycass Tho
eIcccnt windbreaEer. It is TOO slow OF erowth for
general use as an ornamental or forest tree but OH
anu y NJ n,ow " y seep
hundred years The tree las reached thirty or forty
feet 70 height aud as many N diameter az It's rounded
top it possesses great beauty auu gives its biennial
crop OF puts, anu WOULD then 10 greatly esteemed It
would never snffer from the draughts Of SUMMER or
be likely to perish from the cold winds Of w1nte
197ses % ne VeFy n11t OF Inc Pahes anu nearly TO
tie line OF daily frosts:
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aao 'Aslteo Liz AocAy AloanIalns 0i1u Hot1ceu
crows in large numbers at a coneiaer.blo dis
tance from its fellows, md gives the landscape
cui,aa ,7n,,a,1,r7,.1, and othor traoa s,c ,er1r
eaeee onue' uan 'nu o1neA 1lee ss,sn pa.A
easter, sn,,r of the mountain along tho road
,n.a;.a r~as, 49, sS;~a. -. 49, ~:
oa ana Rro.s ~ Feh Fer'nr nouns cao1
% sGn % nm ,ho< ,;as ararp',s @r ridnaa ~ o1to "3an,
aoo' a' VI on tho msn' graseay 11ages aiong
md esnas;al,v. .,o,,r 49, t,a ~o.a III that 1aads
~ So VIZ .1"4 '"0- Ao'u4'
ri,,ro nj betucc1 tia 11kanaaa oni, T its eont6 rorl
- 49, =, 49,
1n1s Tree grows IN tne ereatost pef1ectlon and
abundance. For the locations mentioned by
uAt' nnapp' ~ "oulH "en 1olas LIS cos1 auo Ills
4aoor oi isa lnttoooet'on.
Inc fanus En9tenedn' ls also recommended
1nonnto;ns reaa,,t1;no rhen aae,, a. : d;st,,co
aaouu.uaS' " aeaetno!l"S, WILL eoea ~ . uls'1nce'
.hs pdn rne Gn she hastefn ts s.ats9 Mr.
51s e: = +; 9:$e q 's;a :!;
most eases It Is t9e1sny a. rs clear o. pitch When saved
ID used W Us may be reckcncd as good building
material Is rapidly growing tree, and more orna-
these pines have been peeled BY the Indians in time Of
With them, for the sake Of tho cambriuIn,
which Is sweet and nutritious and used ~ them for
Of Gs1fornia or s ~ s'e1' 01e ~ l' o'Ae f4'e
pinus Fleriifs is lie White Pine Of tho Rocky
~ ah III LUG Mne rane
in ives and are st1 inches in LENGTH fno and flexible
hence its nane The bark Of old trees Is dark and
fouf ine,es loa and thres in the,r areatest diameer
seeds large peas sweet oily and edible. The
flee y 5gs onS, often ressng hundred rect IN
ty feet from the g7onnd. It grows in
the same dry lands as tho other pines Of the region
froas Tis would make nuhIv OF a,as t, ebs tres
where dafA Bnade B desired anu It's long, nex1bIe
ana az atfe W cones Svo II gfcae Beauty when near
make it graceful feature in Tho Landscape. 1twoaid
make m excellent shelter ss breaor to project
Wind. eAoi'' 34A1 o' 'D' 'Ass'' VI 'D'
The writer describes tho DOUGLAS snruco "a
ta straight tree, where grows in thiches, Or has
fatr supply OF water as IN the cangns Of the noun
horizontal ii3a u ncar tbo oo and r IN tSesa
forms perfect conica1 top, with diameter nearly
oqnal to i altitude. The foliage ia dense md dark
g1esn. Eqs,n. ,a inc leaves aro ono and one-half
sIenae- 4ong, s1o~s rc II r.. tno IanRh aaio
Tnnw e4"'' M sns1,co MI LAS .hat 4'eA 1ron,d
be rs valuable an acquisition to our ornamental trees
t.aons, The peEteds OF long drought IN tts native
uno tm. ~ ING
We @ may Therefore safely conclude that he Douglss
Spruce would thrive whore all other species Of the
family wolld fail from tho effects OF drought and cold
To the Silver Fir, which Mr. Knapp names
the A1ns Nea Mericana, Mr. Knapp scarcely
1oea Justice. In: our Judgment, it is inoom-
?a1aply tne most oeautna1 evergreen IN