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GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX. 



Inner South ('oast "Range, the range 

 bounding the San Joaquin Valley 



«>n the west ( from Mt . Diablo south 

 to Mt. San Emigdio). 



Mayacamas Range, easl of CJkiah Val- 

 ley Prom Col>l> Mi. :iinl Geyser Peak 

 northwa rd to ( low M t . 



.1//. Diablo, prominent landmark in 

 eastern < !on1 ra < losta Co. 



8ft. Hamilton Range, the range east 

 of Santa Clara Valley from Liver- 

 more Valley south to Pacheco Pass. 



Mt. Hood Range, the range west of 

 Napa Valley. 



Mt. St. Helena, culminating point at 

 south end of Mayacamas Range. 



Mt. Tamalpais, southern Marin Coun- 

 ty, overlooking the Golden Gate. 



Napa Range, or Napa Mountains, the 

 range west of Napa Valley. 



Napa Valley, lying between the Mt. 

 Hood Range and the Napa Range. 



North Coast Ranges, the ranges north 

 of San Francisco Bay as far as the 

 Siskiyous. 



Point Reyes, peninsula on the Marin 

 coast, fqrmed by Tomales and 

 Drake's bays. 



Sacramento Valley, north arm of the 

 Great Valley. 



San Carlos Range, the inner South 

 Coast Range from Panoche Pass 

 south to Warthan Creek. 



San Joaquin Valley, south arm of 

 the Great Valley. 



Santa Cruz Mountains, the range 

 Prom Pajaro River north through 

 San Mateo County to the San Bru- 

 no Hills. 



Seaward or Outer Coast Range, the 

 range next the ocean ; applied more 

 especially to the Beaward North 

 Coast Range. 



Si, nil Nevada, the main mountain 

 axis on the eastern side of the 



d-eat Valley, south to Tehaehapi 

 Pass ami north to Pitt River. 



South Coast Ranges, the ranges south 

 of San Francisco Bay as far as 

 Santa Barbara County (Santa 

 Maria River). 



Southern California, a definitely de- 

 fined portion of California, includ- 

 ing the eight counties south of 

 Tehaehapi, namely, Santa Barbara, 

 Ventura, San Bernardino, Los An- 

 geles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego 

 and Imperial. The phrases ' ' northern 

 California" and "central Califor- 

 nia are, however, not geographi- 

 cally definite terms. 



Vaca Mountains, range on west side 

 of the lower Sacramento Valley 

 from Putah Pass south to near 

 Suisun. 



Yollo Boll!/ Rang*, the inner North 

 Coast Range from Snow Mountain 

 north to the Bully Choop Moun- 

 tains. 



GLOSSARY 



Acaule8Cent, apparently stemless, the 

 lrrr.es all borne at the surface of 

 the ground and the flowers ses- 

 sile or borne on a scape. (See 

 Caulescent.) 



4.0Ce880ry, something additional. 



Accrescent, increasing in size or 

 length with age, as the calyx or 

 pedicel after (lowering. 



Accumbent, said of cotlyedons with 



edges lying against the caidicle. 



Acerose, with a sharp Blender point 



like a needle. 



AcJiene, a dry indehiscent 1-seeded 



fruit. 

 Acorn, fruit of the Oak. 

 Acuminate, tapering gradually to the 



apex. 

 Acute, with a sharp point. 

 Adherent, growing fast to or united 



with another body or organ of a 



different kind. 



Adnate, growing fast to; literally, 

 bom united to another body. 



Alternate leaves or branches, only one 



from each node. 



