286 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [OCTOBER 
weather, when the ground is covered with snow, but are so well 
protected by the covering of needles and snow that they are perfectly 
fresh and uninjured, while a few hours’ exposure to the air results in 
their being frozen. In the Coast Range they are smaller and not so 
; : nd sup- 
Fic. 3.—Partly expanded plant, showing veil attached at apex of BS isa 
: : = a 
ported in a divergent position by the mass of loose cottony remnants of the fum 
tissue lying between the veil and stem. 
bright-colored, and are found around the madrojfas, chestnuts, = 
pines, and spruces. Mrs. BALLEN has never found them around the 
redwoods. The spring crop is also paler than the autumn crop- 
In the mountains about Brookdale, Santa Cruz Co., they appeat 
above the ground. 
