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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Picea—continued. 
-sided, flattened at the top. cones deflexed, 2in. to 
— iength, Seng tapering to both ends ; scales’ shining 
oblong-ovate. h. 90ft. to 120ft. Japan, 1861. A fine pyramidal 
tree. (G. C. n. s., xiii. 212.) 
P. communis (common). A synonym of P. excelsa. 
Fie. 144. PICEA EXCELSA. 
P. Englemanni emann’s).* Z, in young plants, numerous, 
stout, rigid, acute, slightly recurved, deep green, more distinctly 
ua than those of any other American species. cones 
. to 24in. long. R. 80ft. to 100ft. Rocky Mountains, 1864. 
A stately tree. 
P. E. glauca (glaucous). A beautiful glaucous, silvery variety, 
very handsome and attractive. : z : 
Fig. 145. PICEA EXCELSA, showing (1) Fruiting Branch, 
(2) Scale with Seeds in position, and (3) Seed. 
P. excelsa (tall).* Burgundy Pitch-tree; Norway Spruce Fir, 
l scattered, quadrangular. cones cylindrical, ro pendent 
Bin. to Tin. long, ljin. to 2in. broad ; scales naked, truncate at the 
summit, flat, lin. to lsin. long, and about żin. broad. North of 
Europe, particularly Norway, 1548. A well-known, lofty tree. 
Syn. P. communis. See Figs. 144 and 145. The varieties are 
very numerous, the most important being the following : 
P. e. attenuata (thin-leaved). A slender-growing form, with 
small and thinly-set leaves, which lie close to the branches, 
Syn. P. e. tenuifolia, 
Picea—continued. 
P. e. aurea (golden). A striking form, with long, curved, glaucous 
green leaves, which are tipped with gold. 
P. e. Clanbrasiliana (Lord Clanbrasil’s).* A very dwarf, dense, 
slow-growing shrub, rarely exceeding 4ft. high. A more erect- 
growing form of this variety is known as stricta. 
. e. elegans (elegant). J. more erect than in the type. h. 5ft. 
i 6ft. A e warf, and slow-growing bush, with short 
branches. 
P. e. eremita (solitary). Very like P. e. monstrosa, but having 
skorter and kulcker branches. Bark reddish. SYN. P. miniata. 
P. e. Finedonensis (Finedon). l, young ones on the upper 
side of the shoots, and the wood also, at first of a pale yellow, 
changing to a bronzy-brown, and, when fully matured, to a light 
een; those on the under side, and where shaded, more or 
ess green from the first. 
P. e. Gregoryi (Gregory’s). A densely-branched, conical, slow- 
growing bush, of a bright green hue. 
P. e. horizontalis (horizontal). A variety with a horizontal 
habit, and more curious than beautiful. 
P. e. inverta (pendulous-branched). A very elegant weeping 
form, of free growth. h. 50ft. to 80ft. 
P. e. monstrosa (monstrous). A curious variety, with elongated, 
straggling branches, very sparsely furnished with lateral growths, 
P. e. nana (dwarf). A synonym of P. e. pm. 
P. e. pumila glauca (low-growing, glaucous). J. nearly erect 
on the branches. A very dwarf, spreading, slow - growing 
variety; very distinct and pretty. 
P. e. pygmæa (pigmy). A diminutive variety, of a pyramidal 
shape. h. lft. SYN. P. e. nana. 
P. e. pyramidalis (pyramidal). A dwarf, conical, slow-growing 
variety, suitable for rockwork. . 
P. e. tenuifolia (narrow-leaved). A synonym of P. e. attenuata. 
P. e. variegata (variegated). A form with yellow, but somewhat 
inconstant, variegation. 
P. Glehnii (Glehn’s). J. crowded, in many rows, curved, linear, 
four-sided, sharply pointed. cones linear-oblong, lin. to 2in. long, 
zin. to nearly lin. wide; scales leathery, slightly striated, wedge- 
shaped, upper free portion rounded, denticulate, longer than the 
broadly. lanceolate, denticulate bracts. Japan, 1880. A dwarf, 
dense-growing tree. (J. L. S. xviii. 513.) 
P. jezoensis (Yesso). l. linear, close set, and arranged spirally 
around the stem, sharp-pointed, with a prominent midrib on both 
sides. cones cylindrical, 2in. to 24in. long, lin. in diameter, 
obtuse both at base and apex, pendulous, terminal; scales un- 
dulated, irregularly toothed at the free edge. h, 100ft. to 120ft. 
Japan, 1879. A tall, fast-growing tree. (G. C. 1850, 311.) 
P. Maximowiczii (Maximowicz’s). l. rigid, acute, erect, 4in. 
long, dark green. on that does not thrive in this climate, 
presenting, according to Messrs. Veitch, very miserable-lookin 
mens, and, therefore, not recommended. (G. C. n. s., xiii. 
) 
P. Menziesii (Menzies’).* l. linear, mucronate, incurved, turned 
in every direction, resupinate from being twisted at the base, 
silvery beneath, ein. long, rigid, acute. cones pendulous, 
cylindrical, generally in. long, and about lin. broad; scales 
with a dry, shrivelled appearance, wed on the in, 
h . to 70ft. North Cali. 
about gin. long, zin. broad. k 
A tall tree, with regularly whorled, somewhat 
fornia, 1831. 
stiff branches. > 3 à 
. miniata -branched). On; of 
P. excelsa eremita. * 
P. Morinda (Morinda). 
P. Smithiana 
P. ni (black). Black Spruce. Z. solitary, 
Ben i disposed all round the — 
erect, Zin. long, somewhat quadrangular. 
cones cylindrical, 1jin. to nearly 2in. long, 
and nearly lin. broad, blackish-purple ; scales 
rounded, somewhat undulated, with crenu- 
lated or divided apices. k. to t. 
North America, 1700. The branches of the 
Black Spruce are drooping, and the tree 
is more useful for economie than ornamental 
purposes. 
P. obovata (reversed - egg. coned). This 
species is said to resemble P. excelsa, but, 
owing to its very early growth, is unsuit- 
able for cultivating in England. Siberia. 
` P. Omorika (Omorika). J. flattish, straight 
or curved, linear-oblong, obtuse, zin. 8 Zin. long, —— 
green beneath; the upper side with a prominent midrib. cones 
fee le. "Salen, ith hats 
-l es. rv $ and disti A 
(G. C. n. s., xxi. 308-9.) E . 
P. orientalis (Eastern)“ Z. solitary, acute, sub- quadrangular 
cones Sub- cylindrical, pointed at the apex, 3in. long; peg . 
than long, niy angular-ovate, ro at the apex, sub- entire. 
ps and Caucasus, 1825. A somewhat dense-growing, lofty 
A synonym of 
