PlNACEAE 5 



leaves; rounded buds with numerous scales; monoecious cone- 

 like naked flowers/; and solitary bony seeds each in a fleshy 

 cup-like red or orange aril. 



1. Leaves abruptly contracted to the sharp tip. 2. 

 Leaves rather gradually acute. 3. 



2. Tree or tall shrub. (Japanese yew). T. cuspidata. 

 Low compact shrub. T. cuspidata nana. 



3. Leaves normally dark green. 4. 



Leaves rather yellowish green: very low shrub. T. canadensis. 



4. Trees. 5. 



Low and trailing. T. baccata procumbent 



5. Round-topped. 6. 

 Pyramidal. 8. 



6. Leaves green. 7. 



Leaves yellow. T. baccata aurea. 



Leaves whitish-striped. T. baccata argentea. 



7. Fruit red. (European yew). T. baccata. 

 Fruit yellow. T. baccata fructu-luteo. 



8. Leaves green. T. baccata fastigiata. 

 Leaves yellow. ' T. baccata fastigiata variegata. 



TORBEYA. California Nutmeg. 



Evergreen trees with yellowish ductless soft wood without 

 resin-passages ; rather slender twigs ; alternate somewhat raised 

 transversely elliptical small leaf-scars with a single bundle- 

 trace; no stipule-scars; ovoid buds with several keeled scales; 

 linear mucronate flat leaves, white-lined beneath; monoecious 

 catkin- or cone-like naked flowers; and rather large drupe-like 

 fruits. 



1. Leaves (25-30 mm.) and bud-s'cales long. T. calif ornica. 

 Leaves (scarcely 25 mm.) and bud-scales short. 2. 



2. Buds light brown: pale lines of leaves broad. T. taxifolia. 

 Buds red-brown: pale lines of leaves narrow. T. nucifera. 



Family PlNACEAE. Conifer Family. 

 An ancient family of relatively few chieflv evergreen 

 genera and species, but these widespread and often very nu- 



