112 HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES. 



and with two ribs. The cones vary in size up to 4 inches in 

 length by fully half that in width. This is a distinct and 

 desirable conifer, one that is hardy everywhere, and which 

 well merits extended culture, from an ornamental standpoint 

 at least. 



SEQUOIA (Endlicher). 



Flowers monoecious ; males in terminal, stalked, oblong 

 heads. 



Cones ligneous, sub-globular, and small. 



Scales and bracts united, and forming a woody, wedge- 

 shaped mass. 



Seeds from three to nine under each scale, winged. 



Leaves scattered, appearing in two rows. 



Large-growing evergreen trees from California and North- 

 west America. 



Sequoia g^ig^antea, Torrey. The Wellingtonia or 

 Mammoth Tree. {^Synonyms : — Wellingtonia gigantea, Lind- 

 ley ; Sequoia Wellingtonia, Seemann.) Western side of the 

 Sierra Nevada Mountains. 1853. — Although of stiff and 

 formal appearance, yet from its massive proportions and 

 brightest of green foliage, the mammoth tree ranks high 

 amongst ornamental conifers. As a timber tree it is not likely 

 to attract attention in this country, it being ill fitted for 

 withstanding cold winds, and in consequence unsuitable for 

 entering into the composition of any but the most sheltered 

 woodlands. , 



The tree has been in past years planted largely in our 

 parks and gardens for ornamental effect, but with advancing 

 years the aspect becomes less and less pleasing, and in conse- 

 quence large numbers have been cut down and their places 

 filled by other and more suitable kinds. 



The trunk is straight, usually carrot-shaped, with brownish, 

 stringy bark, and well supplied with slightly drooping 

 branches and branchlets, the whole contour being sharply 

 conical. Usually the leaves are spirally arranged and loosely 



