Flora of South Fork of Kings River. i r 



Ovary 2-5-celled ; leaves whorled without stipules, or opposite 

 with stipules Madder Family 



Ovary 2-celled with the seeds on the central axis, or i-celled with 

 the seeds on the walls ; stamens united by both filaments and 

 anthers Lobelia Family 



Ovary i-celled, becoming an akene, stamens united by their an- 

 thers ; flowers many, combined in heads and appearing like a 

 single flower Sun- Flower Famil}' 



CONIFER/E. 



Juniperus [occidentalis?]. Juniper, Cedar. Low-spreading 

 trees, irregularly branching, with shreddy bark and aromatic 

 wood. Leaves triangular, scale-like, folding over each other. 

 Fruit a blue-black berry containing stony seeds and covered with 

 a purplish bloom like a damson plum. On the trail from Kings 

 River up Bubbs Creek on the side hill. 



Libocedrus decurrens Torr. Incense Cedar. This be- 

 comes a large tree with reddish bark and trunk broadening at 

 base like a sequoia. The branches are horizontally flattened and 

 the leaves scale-like, decurrent in four rows. Fruit a tiny cone, 

 of 4-6 scales in pairs, the two largest only bearing seeds. Seeds 

 with unequal wings. This is abundant in the region where the 

 sequoias are found. 



Sequoia gigantea Decn. Big Tree, Giant Sequoia. This 

 magnificent tree needs no description. It is found in great per- 

 fection in the country around Millwood. The leaves are scale- 

 shaped with long-pointed tips. The cones are about 2 inches 

 long and take two seasons to ripen the seeds. 



Abies concolor Lindl. White Fir. Large trees with the 

 old bark rough, gray and furrowed, becoming reddish near the 

 base. Leaves pale green, apparently in two ranks, spreading ex- 

 cept on the upper branches, obtuse. Cones erect on the top 

 branches, the scales falling from the axis, which remains like a 

 candle on a Christmas tree. Cones 3-5 inches long, green or 

 purple when ripe. The common fir in the region of the sequoias. 



Abies magnifica Shastensis Lemmon. Red Fir, Shasta 

 Fir. The bark of this fir is a beautiful red brown, except on the 

 upper branches. The leaves are close and erect and pointed. 

 Cones 6-9 inches long, each scale covered with a bract. This 

 grows at the upper elevations. It was noted around East Lake, 

 at the Forks of Bubbs Creek, and at Summit Meadow. 



