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leaf being 3A inches long, leathery in texture, 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 



THE REDWOODS 



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, especially in S. 

 sempervirens. 



Large-gro\\dng evergreen trees from Cahfornia and North- 

 West America. 



Sequoia gigantea, Torrey. The Wellingtonia 

 or Mammoth Tree. (Synonyms : Wellingtonia 

 gigantea, Lindley ; Sequoia Wellingtonia, See- 

 mann.) Western side of the Sierra Nevada Moun- 

 tains. 1853. — Although of stiff and formal appear- 

 ance, 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 Hkely 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 wood- 

 lands. 



The tree has been in past years planted largely 

 in parks and gardens for ornamental effect, but 



