TREES AND SHRUBS 



WELLINGTONIA, Sequoia gigantea. 



Parks. April, May. A very ornamental tree in the early stages of growth. 

 Propagated by cuttings of shoots in sandy loam under bell-glass, handlight, or 

 cold frame, September or October ; seeds in well-drained pans of sandy loam in 

 cold frame in spring, transplanting to nursery bed when large enough to handle. 



Flowers monoecious ; Males terminal, in great profusion all over tree ; 

 Females with 25-40 pale yellow scales, keeled, slender points; Fruit a cone, 

 ovate-oblong, 2-3| ins. long, 1^2 J ins. diam., dark reddish-brown, 25-30 

 scales with long reflexed tip ; seeds linear-lanceolate, J -| in. long, light brown, 

 wings broad, solitary at ends of branchlets, maturing in second year. 



Leaves spirally arranged, lanceolate or ovate and acuminate, rounded and 

 thickened on lower surface, concave on upper surface, midrib obscure, rigid, 

 acute, decurrent below, \-\ in. long, light bluish-green on young plants, 

 on leading shoots becoming dull grass-green, \ in. long. 



An evergreen tree, 100 ft. or more ; conical ; Branches short, thick, horizontal ; 

 branchlets slender, slightly drooping, reddish-brown tinged purple ; BarJx red, 

 scaly ; Wood light, soft, not strong, brittle, coarse-grained ; some from trees 

 grown in England has proved to be firm and tough, not easily cut with a chisel. 



Native of California, 270-320 ft. ; introduced by WiUiam Lobb, 1 853. 

 Known as Big Tree or Mammoth Tree. Synonyms S. WcUingtonia, Well- 

 iiigtoiiia gigantea. 



RED WOOD, Sequoia sempervirens. 



Parks. April. Best in deep, rich soil, and sheltered. 



Floxmrs monct'cious, minute ; Males terminal, in axils of upper leaves, ovate, 



obtuse, numerous filaments bearing 2-5 globose 2-valved anther cells, bracts 



imbricated, ovate, acute ; Females terminal, ovoid or oblong, seminiferous scales 



bearing in 2 rows 5-7 pendulous ovules, bract scales about 20, ovate-acute 



with incurved points; Fruit a cone, oblong, solitary, terminal, 1 in. long, 15-20 



scales, cuneiform ; seeds xV in. long, light brown. 



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