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57_24 Mt. Tamalpais colonies of small trees (saplings) that originally stood as thickly as cornstalks. No. 17,974. Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastw. This is a characteristic bush along the ridge trail between West Peak and Rock Spr. [Rock Spring] Notice how glandular are the stems - the hairs gland-tipped; also many of the hairs on the young leaves are gland-tipped. Notice the glabrate! old leaves. --After climbing much of the day over rock trails it is a delight to come into the portion of the ridge trail towards Rock Spring (betw. the high point west of West Peak and the Mountain Theatre) and feel the soft velvet of Madrono leaves under foot! What a fine stand of Arbutus menziesii on north side of trail--pole trees. It is |
57_25 Nov. 2, 1936. also highly interesting along this trail to look so clearly at the bulbous bases of Arctostaphylos glandulosa - many of them, in cases of small clusters, as regular and symmetrical as if turned! In some cases the root-crowns have died but leaving a patch of live tissue on one side. Also, this is a great area for demonstrating form. Here is a Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) 6 ft. h., the short columnar top spreading out 1 1/2 feet below top into a broad "hoop skirt" that rests on the ground and is 11 feet in diam. at ground! The thick close weave of Quercus wislizenii frutescens is amazing on some individuals; as also a Ceanothus I notice an individual of Ceanothis rigidus whose trunk is |
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