limbed trees, with dense, stubby, one-inch 

 leaves, reduced to pairs, and wedged in be- 

 tween the dwarfed cones one to two inches 

 long, the latter held tightly, often through the 

 life of the tree*. 



Thus these brave little pines hold the forts 

 along the bleak northern coast to the for- 

 bidding glaciers of Alaska; not alone succeed- 

 ing by their intrepidity, but, stooping to con- 

 quer, they dispense with the garniture enjoyed 

 by their relatives of the interior, and modify 

 remaining organs to the requirements of des- 

 perate battle. 



Near Mendocino are wind breaks composed 

 of this pine so dense and extensive that strange 

 plants from the interior are encouraged to 

 journey to the coast, there to flourish and 

 flaunt their graces in serene security, while the 

 dairy stock of the vicinity during wintry 

 storms seek the shelter of this living wall 

 of subjugated trees. 



TWO HEAVY-CONE PINES 



The Gray Pine (P. Sabiniana), with its 

 whitish foliage resembling clouds of smoke 

 at a distance, is found in the gulches and on 

 the foot-hills sparsely from the Tehachapi 

 Pass to Redding. It bears very Inrge and 

 heavy cones, three to five pounds ; its leaves 

 are in threes and whitened with powder. 

 When young this is one of the prettiest pines ; 

 older, the trees are apt to divide near the 

 base, and the leaves all but those of the 

 season droop or fall away, giving the limbs 

 a tufted appearance. 



A second species of the Heavy-cone group 

 has become celebrated. Who of California, 

 especially southern California, has not seen 

 or heard of the Big-cone Pine (P. Coulteri}, 

 named for the discoverer? The cones in 



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