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Origin of wellingtonia1
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Supposing this giant to be a new tree, it was there christened Wellingtonia, and also gigantea for its immense measurements.
The Wellingtonia gigantea, or Mammoth pine, as it is sometimes called, is a tree perfectly hardy and of rapid growth.
A brother wellingtonia rose mysteriously beside it, equally huge, equally towering, equally monstrous.
Outside the east window of my room stood a giant wellingtonia on the lawn, its head rising level with the upper sash.
The giant Wellingtonia of California is fortunately hardy in all parts of these islands.
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