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Adenostoma fasciculatum — Shrub 1-4 m. high, reddish branches and grayish bark. 

 Common in the chaparral belt of our mountains. Flowering from April to 

 June. 



Arbutus Menziensii (Madrono) — Commonly 5-10 m. high. Found on Mt. Wilson 

 and Sturtevant trails to 3000 feet, and in Los Tunas canyon of the Santa Ana 

 Mountains. 



Arctostaphylos (Manzanita) — Evergreen shrubs or small trees, all producing an 

 abundance of bloom. 



Arctostaphylos manzanita — Shrubby or arborescent, 2-8 m. high, bark mahogany 

 red. Found in upper chaparral belt of our mountains. 



Figure 140. A view into the Promised Land, a farm in the bosom of the hills, and 

 surrounded by the choicest of "God's Acres." 



Arctostaphylos patula — Diffusely branched shrub 1-1.5 m. high. Occasional on 

 dry ridges and in open pine woods of San Antonio and San Bernardino 

 mountains, 5000-8000 feet elevation. 



Arctostaphylos tomentosa — Shrubby, erect, 1.5-3 m. high. Common in all our 

 mountains in the upper chaparral belt. 



Arctostaphylos glauca — Shrubby, erect, 3-6 m. high. Occasional in San Gabriel 

 mountains, but more common in the San Antonio and San Bernardino ranges. 



Arctostaphylos pringlei — Erect, branching shrub, 1.5-2 m. high. Occasional in 

 the pine belt of the San Bernardino, San Jacinto and Cuyamaca mountains. 



