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cone in conifers is that of Piuus lamhertUina. Sudwokth's illustra- 

 tion was made from a cone 23^ inches (nearly 60 cm.) in length, and 



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Fig. 292. — Pinus radiala: (Monterey Pine), a very endemic California species; ovu- 

 late cone, natural size. — .\fter Sudwortii/"'' 



cones from 40 to 50 cm. in length are not at all rare. These immense 

 cones, hanging down from the extreme tips of the branches, can be 

 seen at a distance of a quarter of a mile, and give the tree a charac- 

 teristic appearance (fig. 235). The cone of Pinus couUcri, reaching a 



