The Trees of California

Front Cover

Item:

Book

Title:

The Trees of California

Author:

Willis Linn Jepson

Illustrator:

Mary H. Swift

Printer:

Cunningham, Curtis & Welch

Place of Printing:

San Francisco

Date of Printing:

1909

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Donated by:

Kenneth Innes III

Author and Commentators

Willis Linn Jepson (1867-1946). California botanist who served as a professor of botany at University of California, Berkeley. He was an author of many books on botany including The Flora of California. He is buried in Vacaville, CA.s

The Book

228 pages. Illustrated with 125 original figures.

Contents

• Preface 7
• Leading Characteristics of the Trees of California 13
• List of Species of California Trees 13
• Peculiar and Local Species 16
• Forest Provinces 18
• Sierra Nevada 18
• North Coast Ranges 19
• South Coast Ranges 20
• Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys 20
• Southern California 20
• Barren Foothills and Treeless Plains 21
• Arboreal Islands 23
• The "Klamath Mountains" 25
• A Historical Sketch of Sequoia 27
• -Native Trees in Relation to Periodic Fires 29
• Fire-type Pines 31
• Second-growth Circles 32
• Different Forms of Leaves 34
• Food Products of the Native Trees 36
• Local Tree Distribution and the Indian Tribes 38
• National and State Parks in California 39
• National Forests in California 43
• Purpose of National Forests 43
• Common Names 45
• Exploration : Far Afield and Locally 48
• Key to the Families 50
• Pine Family 53
• Redwood Family 101
• Cypress Family 111
• Yew Family 125
• Lily Family 129
• Palm Family 131
• Willow Family 133
• Walnut Family 144
• Birch Family 147
• Oak Family 152
• Plane Family 179
• Laurel Family 182
• Rose Family 185
• Pea Family 190
• Buckeye Family 195
• Maple Family 199
• Cactus Family 205
• Dogwood Family 206
• Heath Family 207
• Ash Family 210
• Bignonia Family 214
• Honeysuckle Family 215
• Additions and Corrections 217
• Geographical Index 218
• Glossary 219
• General Index 223

An online version of this book can be found at the following websites:

• https://archive.org/stream/treescalifornia00jepsgoog/treescalifornia00jepsgoog_djvu.txt

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