28 Addisonia 



long. The staminate aments are about a quarter of an inch long 

 and occur in dense spikes. The short-stalked cones are of a grayish 

 brown, and about two inches long, with the base somewhat oblique ; 

 they are broadly ovate, or sometimes oblong, the scales with a 

 transverse ridge at the summit and a short prickle, or sometimes 

 obtuse. 



George V. Nash. 



Explanation of Plate. Fig. 1. — Fruiting branch. Fig. 2. — Staminate 

 aments. Fig. 3. — Scale of staminate ament, side view, X 8. Fig. 4. — Scale of 

 staminate ament, front view, X 8. 



