On Fri, 23 Aug 1996, Kelly Cassidy wrote:


>
> "The Ponderosa Pine zone is characterized by dominance of
> ponderosa pine in most stands. In cooler parts of the zone,
> Douglas-fir (or is it douglas-fir?)


It is indeed Douglas-fir, named for David Douglas, a Scottish botanist
sent out by Royal Hort Society in the early 1820's to study the tree.
Some folks don't hyphenate it either, but it is not a true fir and so the
hyphen is appropriate.

Kas Dumroese
Moscow, Idaho