The mountains of California . ves. The deer love to liedown beneath its spreading branches; Inightstreams from the snow that is always near ripplethrough its groves, and bryanthus spreads preciouscarpets in its shade. But the best words only hintits charms. Come to the mountains and see. DWAllF PINE(PiuHti albicauUs) This species forms the extreme edge of the timlici-line througiiniit iK^arly IIm whole extent of the rangeon both flanks. II is first met growing in companywitli J^uius contort((, vai-. MHrrai/(n/<(, on llif ujijxrmai-gin of Hie bdt, ;is .111 erect tree from fifteen tothirty fe
The mountains of California . ves. The deer love to liedown beneath its spreading branches; Inightstreams from the snow that is always near ripplethrough its groves, and bryanthus spreads preciouscarpets in its shade. But the best words only hintits charms. Come to the mountains and see. DWAllF PINE(PiuHti albicauUs) This species forms the extreme edge of the timlici-line througiiniit iK^arly IIm whole extent of the rangeon both flanks. II is first met growing in companywitli J^uius contort((, vai-. MHrrai/(n/<(, on llif ujijxrmai-gin of Hie bdt, ;is .111 erect tree from fifteen tothirty feet high and from one to two feet in thick-ness; tlience it goes straggling up llic (l;inks of the 212 THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA summit peaks, upon moraines or crumbling ledges,wherever it can obtain a foothold, to an elevationof from 10,000 to 12,000 feet, where it dwarfs to amass of crumpled, prostrate branches, covered withslender, upright shoots, each tipped with a short,close-i^acked tassel of leaves. The bark is smooth. • yS^-4SM. ^^m^. T. RS-?^ ?
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