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Family 3. CUPRESSINE^. 

 1. Sequoia Eudl. 

 Cones ovate; scales oo , cuneiform, spreading 

 at matuiity, decussately arranged. — h . Leaves 

 alternate, decurrent, carinate. 



1. S. SEMPERYIEEXS Endl. Leaves spread- 

 ing, distichous. Branclilets spreading. — Marin 

 County. Coast Eange. Contra Costa Kange. 

 Spring. " Redwood.' 



2. S. GIGANTEA Decaisne. Leaves not dis- 

 tichous. Branchlets pendulous. — In a gulch of 

 the Santa Cruz mountains near Meyers' vine- 

 yard. Otherwise only in the high Sierras. 



" Big tree." 



2. Cupressus Tomu. Cypress. 



Cone globose; scales 6-10, thick, peltate, 

 valvate, co-ovulate. Seeds angulate, narrowly 

 winged. — ^. Leaves decussate, adnate, squa- 

 mate, imbricate, not distichous. 



1. C. MACROCAEPA Hartw. Cones of 5 or 

 6 pairs of scales. — Monterey. In our local flora 

 only escaped from cultivation. Spring. 



Monterey Cypress. 



2. C. GoYENiANA Gordon. Cones of 3 or 

 4 pairs of scales. — Nicasio. Spriug. 



3. Juniperus L- Jumper. 

 Fruit a galbulus. Scales succulent, uniting 

 in fruit. Seeds osseous. — ^2 • Leaves oppo- 

 site, not distichous. 



