PINACE.E 



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brown and shining above, whitish, mottled with brown beneath, 

 wing broad and rounded. 



Distinguished from all other species by its large cones. 



This tree occurs wild on steep, rocky slopes in the mountains 

 of S. California, forming open groves or associated with other 

 species. It extends from the Santa Inez Mountains to the southern 



Fig. 105.— PSEUDOTSUGA MACROCARPA. 



a, branchlet ; b, winter bud and under-surface of leaf ; c, section of leaf. 



border of California, and is also found in Lower California. 



P. macrocarpa was introduced into cultivation by Mr. H. 

 Clinton-Baker, who raised seedlings at Bayfordbury in 1910, one 

 of them being now (1922) 5 ft. high. This species is susceptible to 

 injury by spring frosts, and appears to be unsuitable for general 

 cultivation. Its economic importance is purely local, the timber 

 being used for similar purposes to that of the Oregon Douglas fir. 



