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at others scattered through forests in great numbers. 

 You can have no idea of the grandeur they impart to the 

 scenery, where at times a hundred trees are in sight at 

 once, over 15 feet in diameter, their rich foliage constrast- 

 ing so finely with their bright cinnamon-colored bark. I 

 found trees lai'ger than they occur further north, (in the 

 Calaveras and Maipula groves.) The largest tree I saw 

 was 106 feet in circumference, at 4 feet from the ground. 

 It had lost some buttresses by fire ; it must have been at 

 least 115 or 120 feet when entire ; it is 276 feet high. The 

 Indians tell of a much higher tree, which I did not see. 



"There seems no danger of the speedy extinction of the 

 species, as it is now known in quite a number of localities, 

 and, contrary to the popular notion, there are. immense 

 numbers of younger trees of all sizes, from the seedling 

 up to the largest. There has been much nonsense and er- 

 ror published regarding them. I have no doubt of the 

 true generic relations. I think that no one who is familiar 

 with both species in situ would separate them generically 

 from the Sequoia sempervirens, also in abundance in this 

 State, and fully as restricted in its distribution ; nor do I 

 think the names of Wcllingtonia and Washingtonia can 

 be duly respected." 



We were greatly in hopes of being able to entirely ac- 

 climate this beautiful species, but although it generally 

 manages to live, most specimens that have come under our 

 notice are not healthy in appearance. The luxuriant 

 growth late in the season, so common in trees from the 

 Pacific coast, is the great drawback to its successful culti- 

 vation with us. A slight covering with evergreen boughs 

 during the winter months is absolutely necessary to insure 

 the vitality of the leading shoot. Perhaps the finest 

 specimens to be found in the Northern States are growing 

 in the extensive collection of Ellwanger & Barry, at 

 Rochester, 1ST. Y. 



This species is exceedingly difficult to transplant, more 



