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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



SHOWING THE STUNTED GROWTH OF THE TORREY PINE UPON THE RIDGES. 



Photo by E. Roorback. 



might have been removed. It is 

 supposed that the Indians carried away 

 the fallen logs for fire wood and that the 

 sands burned the scars made by digging 

 for each bit of root. The tree flowers in 

 February and March, the pollen bearing 

 blossoms being large, terete, light brown 

 in color and clustered thickly at the ends 

 of the branches. 



These pines are being companioned by 

 many small shrubs and flowers which 

 have crept in from the surrounding mesa 

 for protection. Wherever shrubs grow, 

 the birds congregate. So Torrey Island 

 is developing into a most interesting 

 resort of bird, flower and shrub. Its 

 plant life is of unusual interest for the 

 local species of beach and mesa have 



SHOWING THE ARID BUTFS AMONG WHICH THE TORREY PINES ARE LIVING. 



Photo by E. Roorbach. 



