Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga Douglasii.*‡
Majestic tree of the northern Pacific slope, hardy in the east when grown from seeds from far north or high mountains.
Red cedar, Juniperus Virginiana*
A common tree, North and South; several horticultural varieties.
Arborvitae (white cedar, erroneously), Thuja occidentalis.*
Becomes unattractive after ten or fifteen years on poor soils; the horticultural varieties are excellent; see p. 333, and Hedges, p. 220.
Japanese yew, Taxus cuspidata.
Hardy small tree.
Evergreen conifers, trees and bushes, for regions south of Washington: Abies Fraseri and A. Picea (A. pectinata); Norway spruce; true cedars, Cedrus Atlantica and Deodara; cypress, Cupressus Goveniana, majestica, sempervirens; Chamœcyparis Lawsoniana; practically all junipers, including the native cedar (Juniperus Virginiana); practically all arborvitæ, including the oriental or biota group; retinosporas (forms of chamæcyparis and thuja of several kinds); Carolina hemlock, Tsuga Caroliniana; English yew, Taxus baccata; Libocedrus decurrens; cephalotaxus and podocarpus; cryptomeria; Bhotan pine, Pinus excelsa; and the native pines of the regions.