Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Leaflets of Western Botany, Vol. 3
The pines which are found on several Of the islands Of California and Lower California not only contribute to their picturesque scenery but are to be counted among their most interesting botanical features. The relation Of the island pines and the associated plants to the coastal pine forests and groves Of the Californian mainland has been vividly described by H. L. Mason in a series Of papers which set forth matters pertaining to taxonomy, ecology, distribution, and geologic history (1930, 1932, The pines considered here are the closed-cone pines found on the islands Of Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Off the coast of southern California and on the islands Of Guadalupe and Cedros off Lower California, and the problem is presented only from the viewpoint of the taxonomy Of living plants. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
