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Family 3, CUPRESSINE^l, 



1, Sequoia Emll. 



.Cones ovate; scales GO , cuneiform, spreading 

 at maturity, decussately arranged. *> . Leaves 

 alternate, decurrent, carinate. 



1. S. SEMPERVIRENS Endl. Leaves spread- 

 ing, distichous. Branchlets spreading. Marin 

 County. Coast Range. Contra Costa Range. 

 Spring. " Redwood." 



2. S. GIGANTEA Decaisne. Leaves not dis- 

 tichous. Branchlets pendulous. In a gulch of 

 the Santa Cruz mountains near Meyers' vine- 

 yard. Otherwise only in the high Sierras. 



" Big tree." 



2, OupresSUS Tourn. CYPKESS. 

 Cone globose; scales 6-10, thick, peltate, 

 valvate, oo-ovulate. Seeds angulate, narrowly 

 winged. J? . Leaves decussate, adnate, squa- 

 mate, imbricate, not distichous. 



1. C. MACROCARPA Hartw. Cones of 5 or 

 6 pairs of scales. Monterey. In our local flora 

 only escaped from cultivation. Spring. 



Monterey Cypress. 



2. C. GOVENIANA Gordon. Cones of 3 or 

 4 pairs of scales. Nicasio. Spring. 



3. Juniperus L- JUMPER. 



Fruit a galbulus. Scales succulent, uniting 

 in fruit. Seeds osseous. *? . Leaves oppo- 

 site, not distichous. 



