The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03


orce the state begins 10 move in the right
direction toward protecting and utilizing
it's forests 60 the best possible degree.
Uses for All Kinds of Trees.
Everybody knows THAI the bulk OF the
trees in the forests of Washington consist
OF fir, but not everybody knows that we
have q great many other trees scattered
over the state, many OF which are useful.
One of the great problems OF forestry IL TO
learn all the uses OF cfae trees and develop
these usss to the full. There are many
trees in Washington counted useless
which viii some day be sought after. Why
not devote some time to studying the uses
of these trees now. and get the benefit OF
them before thelr destruction is longer
continued? / have prepared a list OF trees
found in the state of WaShington giving
the family. botanical name. common
name. locality and known uses. As usual
IA compiling this list, the old difficulty
arose of drawing the dividing line between
the tree and the shrub. The government,
through its division OF forestry, eliminates
the snatter of size in this distinction and
defines a tree as "a plant having peren-
NAL woody stem, called a trunk" Bear
ing this definition In mind, you viii not be
at a loss TO know why some plants are tn
cluded in this list OF Washington trees
which you may have considered simply
shrubs.
Useful Trees of washington.
The list embraces seventy-eaght species
ana IS as follows:
PERPENDICULAR.
1. Berber.s aquifolium Pursh.). large
Oregon grape. Locality; Pacific coast;
reported as far south as Monterey. Uses:
Medicinal; fruit used for food.
RHAMNACEAE.
wood. Locality: Pacific coast from Men,
doc.no county. Cal, northward TO British
boundary. Uses: The bark forms The
greatest Medicinal product Of the Wash
ington forests, tons OF which are shipped
TO the Eastern markets. Pharmaceutical
name, casoara sagrada,
3. Ceanot1us velutinus Dougl), balm"
Locality: North Pacific coast and east
ward to Colorado. Uses: Roots mediot-
nal.
CELAsTRACEAE.
4. Pacaystiina myrsinates CRaf), spin
die tree" Locality: Pacific mountains
from New Mexico 20 British Columbia
sAPINDACEAE.
s. Acer macrophyIlum (eursh.). large
leaf maple Locality: Pacific coast from
santa Barbara TO Fraser river. Uses:
Trees used most frequently for shade
paintings; wood used for cabinet work.
8. Acer circinaturn O9ursh.), vine uapls
Locality: Pacific coast from Northern
California 10 British Columbia. Uses:
Implement handles. etc.
:. Acer glabrum Crorr.). silver maple.
Locality: Pacific coast from Yosemite val
lev to British Columbia and eastward 70
Colorado and New Mexico.
s. Negundo caHforDieum cro-. and
Cray. box elder. Locality: Pacific coast
from san Luis Obsspo nora1ward. Uses;
Shade trees. fence posts and fuel.
ANAcARDIACEAE.
9. Rhus aroTnatica var. tr.!obass Gray.
poison oak Locality: Pacific coast srstss
ard eastward 70 Texas.
ROsACEAE.
10 spiraea d.scolor var ariastofa
Cgatson). Locality: Pacific coast from
Monterey 70 Fraser river. Uses; OrnA-
mental shrub-Ike tree.
IL Ne.lNa opuafolla (Beuth. and Hook.).
nine barks Locality: From San Fran
cisco TO British America and eastward
across the continent Uses; Ornamental
shrub. medicinal.
Il. Prunus emArgtnata CWaipsrs), Wild
cherry Locality: From Yosemite valley
n0rshward 20 Puget seund. Uses: Cao.-
y. wood.
12 Nuttallia osrasiforInis cTorr. and
Gray). $50 berry. Locality: From san
Luis OblsPo % Fraser river
IA Psrus riTu-Rris Dough-. crap apple
Locality; From sonora county 20 Alaska
a. P.rus' sambucifofla tCnsrn. ara
Schiech), western mountain ash Local
lty: Pacsno mountains to Alaska. scross
the continent "a British America and also
N Kamchatka- Uses: Ornamental shade
trees.
Is. Cra.ssgus riyularis ,.SU,t.l. White
thorn Locality: Sierra county. Cal.
northwest 20 the Columbia
Il Crataeggis dsugassli QAnsll Douglas
taorn Locality; Pit raveT. Cal, north
west to British Columbia
Is. AEaeIancAaer alnlfoI4a tN9t'-ls 81
We berry. Locality; Throughout Pac.fe
coast. Uses. Fruit used for food
sAXTFRAGACEAE
- Phua8elphus lswisu (P7Irsh.l. syr.s-
81. Locally. Mariposs osantg. Ca, north
west % British Columbia Uses II gay
Ornamental garden plant.
- Pnstz6el paus Foragutanes Ns.ndl.f.
sy~.nEa. Locality: WasaIngJon. Greg2
auG Northeesg California Uses. Higa.y
ornamental garden pant
q Rgbes saDgunsgssa tFufsal-l. "a cur
rsn- I1scal.sy Throughout Paelnc coast.
Uses: Ornaments IN gardens ana ascsss'
CORNACsAE
- csrnss nuttsEIA tAa6uson). deg
weea LEGALITY Paeiao eozsS from Men
aeesro to Fraser river. Uses; Weed used
n caasas- and implement work
= CSr41s1s pu6ssesas f,Satt-f, dox|o9d-
I.o.al.ty. Paste coast from San Diego 20
Fraser river.
CAPRTFoLIAcEAE
"a sansbucus FlsDea tNutt-l. niaekosrry
Asss- Yeassssrv. T'nronracu< Pacl1e coast.
Uses: Frult used fer scoe-
- sausoGseus "a aersosA eLArn.lf Fes1serry
elder EAyea1.ty. 1-ArougheB< Paelfs1 coz1ss.
q T.enscega zayoflserasz Banks. holey-
-rs. -. r....-se.s- kssssan cast ara