De I. VNER VEW D Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope

122 FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
rarity, as wvell as becauise it is the most curious fir tree in the world, it deservesevery
protectioli a 1d( encouiragement.
LONGEVITY.-VerY little is known now of its longevity ; it is lbelieved, however,
to he only moderately long-lived. A tree 2231 inches in diameter showed an age
of 123 years. Further records aire required.
2~ it 45.- I bics ccr its to a, I owcr I~ranich ; I, leaif twice natural size. Lower crown foliage.
RANGE.
Central California coast legion ; mainly in -Monterey County. Scattered in patches
of several or a few handred trees in heads of canyons on both slopes of seaward part
of Santa Lucia Mountains (Monterey 'Njtionyil Forest), and at elevations of 2,200 to
5.000 feet ;probably once extended higher up on slopes and possibly covered summits
of range. Extends froi Tincle Stim Mountain southward to Mount 'Mars (corresponds
to Point Sur and Punta Gorda on coast) in watersheds of Sur, Carmelo, Arroyo Sero,