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Flora of the Southern States. This may possibly succeed 

 in cultivation as far north as Philadelphia, where the Tor- 

 reya taxifolia will flourish, but we are unable to say at 

 present, 



2. TORREYA, Arnott. 



Flowers axillary and dioecious. Sterile aments, solitary, 

 oblong, or globular. Anther cells 4, attached to the under 

 side of the shield-shaped scale. Fertile aments either soli- 

 tary, or in clusters of two or three, containing a solitary, 

 erect ovule. Fruit, a drupe, one-seeded, devoid of the 

 fleshy disk at the base, and with the embryo at the apex 

 of hard, ruminated albumen. Cotyledons, 2. Leaves most- 

 ly distichous, linear, persistent. Branches in whorls, and 

 producing scaly buds. 



The Torreyas are all evergreen trees, and closely allied 

 to the Yew, the principal distinction being in the fruit. 

 The leaves of the Torreyas are marked with two longitu- 

 dinal lines, and are noted for a remarkable and repugnant 

 odor, that is emitted from them when bruised or burned. 

 They are generally small trees, and are natives of our 

 Southern States, California, China, and Japan. This genus 

 was named in honor of Prof. John Torrey, of New York. 



1, T. Californica, Torrey. CALIFORNIA]* NUTMEG 

 TREE. Syn. T. myristica, Hooker. Leaves, from 2 to 2 

 inches long, linear, mostly distichous, mucronate, decur- 

 rent, short-petioled, pale-green color. Branches, spreading, 

 with the buds covered with persistent oval scales. Fruit, 

 1 to 1J inch in length, elliptic, smooth, green color, 

 and protecting the hard, nut-like seed. 



This species is from California, where it is found on the 

 Sierra Nevada Mountains, growing from 20 to 40 feet 

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