220 CONIFEKS COLLECTED IN UPPER CALIFOKNIA. 



side of the cone, deeply divided, much elevated, horizontal, and 

 rather conical, partic\darly those near the base, the longest of 

 which is 2 of an inch, terminated by a strong sharp j)rickle ; but 

 as they approach towards the point of the cone, they become 

 much less elevated, more quadrangular, and blunter pointed ; the 

 scales on the inner side of the cone and round the point are very 

 much smaller and quite flat, with a small dark brown prickle in 

 their centre ; each cone contains fifteen or sixteen rows of scales, 

 within each of which are two very small seeds, with wings f of 

 an inch in length. 



This pine was first discovered by Dr. Coulter to the south of 

 Monterey, in lat. 36°, near the level of the sea, and growing 

 almost close to the beach, intermixed with Pinus radiata. Mr. 

 Hartweg found it growing on the Santa Cruz mountains, 60 

 miles to the north of Monterey by land. It is a tree of slow 

 growth, and seldom attains more than 25 or 30 feet in height, 

 with a trunk 8 or 10 inches in diameter. As hardy as Pinus 

 insisrnis. 



