84 WEST-AMERICAN 



elliptical, adding greatly to the beauty of these rare 

 trees. 



COAST NUTMEG. Var. littoralis. n. var. 



The original description of the California Nutmeg 

 being drawn from the small form on the high, dry, 

 western flank of the Sierra, on a line from Downieville 

 to Mariposa, the more robust, often gigantic trees 

 affecting the low, fog-drenched coast from Cape Men- 

 docino to Point Conception, and with fruit large as egg- 

 plums, may be considered as a variety under the 

 above names. 



