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BOTAKY. 
pressed, abruptly short-unguiculate, tlie rouiided upper margin subreflexed 
and pubescent, several times exceeding the rounded dentate often long- 
cuspidate bract; seed 5'" long, 3" wide, obovate-cuneate, angled, the broad 
wing rounded above and nearly equaling the scale. — There has been much 
confusion between this and the following species. The specimens of the 
collection, however, appear quite clearly distinct from those referred to A. 
grandis, and agree essentially with Parlatore's description, who claims to have 
seen an original cone of Douglas', and with Newberry's account of the Cascade 
Mountain trees. They do not accord with the description of the New Mexi- 
can A. concolor, Eng. Reported from Washington Territory to Wyoming 
and New Mexico. In the Wahsatch Mountains, but not frequent ; 7-9,000 
i'rvi altitude. (1,116.) 
Abies grandis, Lindl. (Pinus, Dougl. DC. Prodr. 16. 2. 427.) Tall, 
pyrninidal, with horizontal branches; leaves 6-18" (usually 12//) long, 1" broad, 
iiiiiucrous, in 2 rows, spreading or erect, rigid, straight or curved, more or 
less contracted and twisted above the base, obtuse or emarginate, green and 
subsulcate above, strongly keeled and glaucous beneath ; cones 2¥-Si' lom, 
l*-2' wide, solitary, erect, oblong, obtuse, greenish; scales 7-10'/ long, 
9-12/' l)road, horizontal and close-pressed, broad-cuneate and unguiculate, 
the rouuded upper margin subreflexed and usually resinous-pubescent, much 
exceeding the obcordate toothed short-mucronate bracts; seed 3'/ long, 
2" wide, obovate-cuneate, angled, wing nearly equaling the scale, somewhat 
4-sided. — Bark rather thin, pale-gray or brownish ; wood fine-grained and 
tough. From Washington Territory to California and Colorado. In the 
Washoe Mountains, N(n-ada, where it is known as "White Spruce," and in the 
Goose Creek, Wahsatch and Uinta Mountains, Utah ; 6-8,000 feet altitude. 
As is true of the last species, the seeds are a favorite food of squirrels, so that 
it is frfupicnlly difficult to procure perfect cones, though there may be bushe 
of scales heaped under ilie trees. (1,117.) 
Abies Douglasii, Lind. (Plnus, Sixhrn. VC. Prodr. 16. 2. 430.) Tall 
pyramidal, with horizontal drooping branches ; ])ud-scales spatulate, fimbriate 
above; young hranelil.'ts pul.eseeiit : leaves 6-18'/ (usually 1') long, io ^ide 
numerous, sub--J-rowe(K spreading, strai-lit or curved and rather rigid, flat- 
tene<l, contraeted and somewhat twisted ahovethe rounded base, sulcate Ibove 
andsub-eariuale Ixun^at lu ,)!)t us.' or acutisii ; sterile aments 6~8"long, approx- 
imate, the anther-crests short-lanceolate, erect; fertile aments pu'rple, the 
