290 PINACEAE 



ABIES — continued 



A. tiumidica. Algerian Fir. 70. Branchlets brown, glossy, hairless; buds 

 large, egg-shaped, not resinous. Ls. f, dark glossy green above with grey 

 patch near apex, white below. Cone 5x1 -|, bracts hidden. Algeria. 

 A.Webbiana {A.spectabilis). Himalayan Fir. 200. Branchlets reddish brown; 

 buds large, round, resinous. Ls. 2, deeply notched at apex, white below. 

 Cone 6x3. HimalaA-a. (Fig. 42 f.) 

 YariQty brevifolia. Branchlets grey; Is. i, greyish below. 



(d) Ls. in two rows without, or with indistinct, V-shaped 

 trough betweeti ; straight or nearly so 



A. amabilis. 250. Branchlets grey, downy; buds round, resinous. Ls. i\, 



dark green above, vividly blue-white below. Cone 6 X2-|, purple. West 



North America. (Fig. 42 G.) 

 A. cilicica. Cilician Fir. 100. Branchlets greyish brown, hairless or nearly so; 



buds rough, egg-shaped, not resinous. Ls. i, stiff and crowded, directed 



outwards, dark green above, grey below, not notched at apex. Cone 8x2, 



bracts hidden. Asia Minor. 

 A. holophylla. Manchurian Fir. 150. Branchlets grey, hairless; buds slightly 



resinous. Ls. i, bright green above, grey bands below often indistinct. 



Cone 4x2, bracts hidden. Manchuria. 

 A. Mariesii. 80. Branchlets reddish brown, very downy; buds round, 



resinous, purple. Ls. f , yellowish green above, white below. Cone 4x2, 



bracts hidden. Japan. 

 A. Nordmanniana. Caucasian Fir. 200. Buds egg-shaped, not resinous. 



Ls. I, stiff and crowded, dark green and grooved above, grey below. 



Cone 6x2, reddish brown, bracts protruding and bent downwards. 



Caucasus. (Fig. 42 e.) 

 A. numidica. See above (c). 

 A. Veitchii. 70. Branchlets brown, downy; buds round, resinous. Ls. i, 



notched at apex, white below, all pointing forwards. Cone 2x1, cylin- 

 drical, blue purple to brown. Japan. (Fig. 42 H.) 



(e) Ls. in two rows without V-shaped trough between; much 

 curved, some white ofi upper as well as lower side 



A. nobilis. 200. Ls. i, flattish, grooved above, notched at apex. Cone 10x3, 



cylindrical, brown-purple, bracts protruding and bent back. Washington 



to North California. (Fig. 42 K.) 

 Variety glauca. Ls. bluish green. 

 A. magnifica. Red Fir. 200. Ls. 1 1, 4-angled, not grooved above, not notched 



at apex. Cone 8x4, purple to brown, bracts not protruding. Oregon to 



Cahfornia. (Fig. 43 A.) 



(/) Ls. irregularly arranged 



A. concolor. 100. Branchlets hairless or nearly so; buds large, round, resinous. 



Ls. 3, glaucous green. Cone 4 X i|, plum-coloured to brown, bracts not 



protruding. Colorado. (Fig. 43 c.) 

 Variety violacea. Ls. bluish. 

 A. lasiocarpa. 90. Branchlets grey, downy; buds small, egg-shaped. Ls. i\, 



much crov/ded, pointing forward and upward, pale bluish green. Cone 



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