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3. L. MINOR L. Ovule solitary; fronds not 

 stalked, soon separating; bract cucullate. — 

 Outlet of a creek between the Fort and the 

 Cliff House. Autumn. 



4. L. GiBBA L. More than 1 ovule. — Com- 

 mon. Autumn. 



Sub-Class 2. Gymnosperm^. 



Order 1. CONIFEE^. 



Family 1. TAXINE^. 

 1. Torreya Am. Nutmeg-pine. 



Flowers from scaly buds. ^ : consisting of 

 bracts on the base of the axis, imbricated in 

 4 rows; stamens oo; connectives peltate; an- 

 thers 4 to each stamen. ? : ovule immersed 

 into an urceolate arillus. — 71 . Branches oppo- 

 site. Leaves linear, decurrent, rigid, mucronate. 



1. T. Californica Torr. — Tamalpais. La- 

 gunitas Creek. Spring. 



Wood and seed have the odor of nutmeg, 

 the seed occasionally being used as such. 



Family 2. ABIETINE^. 



1. Pinus Touru. Pine. 



$ flowers on elongated axes; the different 



axes crowded into an inflorescence round the 



base of a new shoot. ? flowers with fertile 



scales protected by bracts, which are much 



