Bolander, Henry N. 

 1866, M-y 15 th 

 Mendocino City. 



TRANSLATION 



Mendocino City, V^y 15, '^66. 



Dear Doctor, 



Here I am a^ain. Enclosed T -in seni'n? yon again a Juncus, fent a 

 little bit too young. Found some at or in the Sphagnia swa^ps. 



Pinus contorta ?? on these nlains seem to me, ercuse tny forwardness 

 to be identical with Finus tniiricata of Monterey. There -re only youn^ 

 trees, the seil is bad and they die after havlng reached a hei^ht of 

 10-20 feet and a thickness of 15-20 inch^s. I sent you the material I 

 collected near ^onterey. Here I ^ind l^TPie and small trees on swampy 

 and also meager, thin soll. In both cases, the same pine. The yoiing trees 

 on wet spots have cones which do not diff-r from those of Monterey, the 

 same applies to the leaves. The large old trees, very close to the seg coast 

 are similar. 



I collected plenty to be able to Drove my point. In my paper, which 

 probably have received by now, I expressed the opinion th^t the small 

 pines growing here might be identical with those at Monterey. Today I am 

 of a different opinion. I saw here very small P. also on wet soil and 

 also very close to the coast, where they form an excellert T^rotective 

 wall aerainst the strong winds, since they are ^ro^ing so close to^ether 

 that they form a compact mass; in a"^l c^S'-s, "he same aDpearance, the 

 sam.e small cones, very seldom three torreth^r, also regularly open ur> after 

 havinr ^-^v -^eveloDed, in the ?nd or third year, so th-t I no- cannot 

 find any rire closed cones. 



I^. is different with Pinus contorta , ^^-— ^^-- -^ '^^ cones open; 

 often there are ^^-5 in one circle. By the "B^ -o-^ >— their c^n^^s for 

 their entire life time. Trees of 1-^-5 feet in diam.eter often have oid 

 cones and the branches are covered ^vith them to an extent of r^^liness, 

 The ao'e of the ne^-^'e- in ^oth of them is two years. More det^.ils 

 later. Keer my re^-r>s in mind and esreci^lly compare them ^ith the new 

 material you will receive and let ^^ v-— --^ir r^Dinion. 



Somethin?^ ^Ise. 



-'^hen collect ing the oaks , I found 



the same time: 



^t the followin^ are in bloom at 



