I0o BOTANICAL GAZETTE [FEBRUARY 
ones of A. brasiliensis. They are about 30 years old and range in 
height from 25 feet to about 60 feet. The largest one is about 20 
inches in diameter. Most of the collections were made from the 
smallest tree because it has had the crown broken out, and on 
this account fruits much nearer the ground, a matter of some 
Fic. 2.—Ovulate tree from gardens at Linden Towers, showing retention of lower 
branches in young trees. 
consequence when one considers ways and means of securing cones 
from a ‘monkey puzzle” tree. This tree was selected for the 
additional reason that the range of stages on it at any time was 
greater. It had moreover the peculiarity of forming its cones much 
earlier in the fall and continuing to form new ones later in the 
