the Bay of Monterey by Sargent (Silva N. Am., vol. 10, p. 65). 

 on the shores of which it is unlikely to occur. Anderson gives 

 a station (Lagnna Creek) in his Santa Cruz County list; other- 

 wise, definite localities are unknown, south of the Bay of 

 San Francisco. The sharp, deep canons of the western slope of 

 the Santa Lucias offer a suitable environment for Western Yew. 

 and further search may well be made for it in this region. 



Torreya Californica Torr. The south limit of the Califor- 

 nia Nutmeg, as at present known, is in the Santa Cruz moun- 

 tains. The following note regarding occurrence in this range 

 has been furnished by Robt. L. Pendleton: ''Hume Canon. 

 several small trees about 15 to 20 feet high, 1000 feet eleva- 

 tion ; Norton Canon, small trees, numerous but scattered, be- 

 tween 1000 and 1500 feet; Saratoga Canon, small trees, scat- 

 tered, between 1000 and 2000 feet. One small tree near the 

 summit of Castle Rock Ridge, Santa Cruz mountains. 2800 

 feet. This is the only tree near the summit for several miles. 

 All of the above are on a north slope in quite thick forests of 

 the main Castle Rock Ridge, or the single mountain northeast, 

 which lies between Saratoga and Los Gatos. and are in Santa 

 Clara County. There is one station in Santa Cruz County, on 

 a ridge about two miles southwest of the Saratoga summit. 

 Here there is a good deal of fog and so the trees grow in more 

 open country, although still on the northerly slope. I have 

 also learned of a specimen which is growing along the coast 

 near the mouth of the Waddell Creek. Santa Cruz County, 

 which has a trunk about a foot through, and resembles 

 Pseudotsuga in habit." 



This species has also been observed by the writer in Archi- 

 bald Creek Canon, within a few miles of the Santa Cruz 

 coast, the trees more numerous than seen elsewhere, and vary- 

 ing from saplings to trees past maturity, the latter 85 to L05 

 feet high, and 4'- to 7 1-3 feet in circumference at 4 feet 

 above the ground. 



Thuja plicata Nutt. The southernmost definite station for 

 the Canoe Cedar, so far as known, is on the northerly slope of 

 the Bear River Range, south of Ferndale, near the sea. in 

 Humboldt County; 1 saw it here in 1902. The trees grew near 

 what is called the Wild Cat grade, and were about 75 feet 

 high. The spray-like branchlets drooping in close or compacted 

 bunches gave the appearance, at first glance, that the trees 

 were wilting. I have never observed this species in the Coast 

 Range woods southward ; although attributed to Mendocino 

 County in Sargent's Silva. vol. 10, p. 130. no exact station is 

 given. It is. indeed, not at all improbable that it may exist 

 in Mendocino County, but it is certainly rare enough to be 



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