4 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Abies— continued. 
lyin. in length ; lower ones longest, obtusely pointed or emar- ` 
, bright green above, with two silvery lines beneath. cones 
ginate 4in. long, purple. A. 120ft. 
introduced magnificent fir, with an erect stem, regularly whorled 
horizontal branches. 
A. bracteata (bracted).* 7. rigid, linear, flat, distichous, 2in. to 3in. 
long, bright glossy green Above, and glaucous beneath. cones 
about 4in. ig with the bracts developed into long rigid leaf-like 
linear spines, 2in. gg ad E cee curved inwards. h. 25ft. 
Southern California, 1 ry handsome tall slender tree, 
= put, owing to its very early sowie of 4 
injured by the spring frosts, 
A, Brunoniana (Brown’s). Synonymous with Tsuga Brunoniana. 
A. canadensis (Canadian). A synonym of Tsuga canadensis. — 
w shoots, it is much 
A. cephalonica es ere A l. subulate, flat, dark green | 
above, and silvery beneath, acute. cones erect, cylindrical, green 
when’ young, afterwards reddish, and brown when ripe, 5in. to 
6in. in length, and about 14in. in diameter; scales broad, thin, 
and rounded, shorter than the bracts. h. 5Oft. to 60ft. Mountains 
of Greece, 1824. A. very desirable tree for growing in exposed 
situations. 
A, cilicica (Cilician). Z. linear, slightly curved or straight, lin. 
to lyin. long, dark greenabove, and glaucousbeneath, crowded, in 
two ranks. cones cylindrical, — yh a long ; scales broad, thin, 
entire, coriaceous. A. 40ft. Mount Taurus, in Asia 
This species seldom produces a good pomana tree in 
England, and cannot, therefore, be recommen 
cultivation. 
A. concolor (one-coloured).* J. linear, flat, obtuse, ms, glanoj green, 
distichously arranged 4 in double rows, those in th er rows 2in. 
to 3in. long, upper ones shorter, channelled Abao: cones © oq 
drical, obtuse stk At bane and top, ae to bin. long, Zin. to 
diameter ; scales numerous, im ricated , larger than the bracts. 
h. 80ft. to 150ft. California, &c., 1851. A very beautiful pec 
with yellow bark on the young i e SYNS. A. lasioca 
A, Parsonii. 
A, Douglasii (Douglas’). A synonym, ' Pseudotsuga Douglasii. 
_ A, dumosa (short-leaved). Synonymous with Tsuga Brunoniana. 
Aana A oieee ihe oe mmc 
Afi 3 EB ae: 
obtae at eth e into yr ng ong imbri beari 
eaten ro th nae engl 
Fortune’ ’s). It is said that in its native country, its 
aspect is rather than handsome, and that but one living 
representative is believed to be in existence in this country—at 
Veitch’ ae rics SYN. Ketcleeria Fortunei. 
_ A. Fraseri (Fraser’s). Double Balsam Spruce Fir. 7. linear, 
emarginate, silvery beneath. cones oblong, squarrose, somewhat 
leafy, obcordate, mucronate, half e: ted, reflexed, h, 30ft. to 
40ft. North Carolina, 1811. This species closely resembles A. 
- balsamea, from which it differs in having shorter and more erect 
Bian and smaller cones. 
encts, da, obtuse * J, in double rows, on each side of the 
heaton, obtuse, a pectinate, silvery beneath, 
from jin. to lin. long. cones lateral, solitary, c hpr ppe y obtuse 
Aae larmeto apex, ĝin. to. 5in. long, 2in. wide; bracts ovate, 
L’ A andso dentate, very short. h. d . Califor- 
ew nia, 1331. ome tree of symmetrical habit, and rapid 
At aa i Grosity-coned) Synonymous with A. concolor, 
A, MaETIRES Ctseniscent). * 7, densely crowded, two-rowed, lin. 
nearly 2in. long, olive green, very. glaucous on the upper 
pat < ince wie young, becoming duller with age, and marked with 
two silvery lines beneath. cones 6in. to Tin. long, 24in. to 3in. in 
it A fen lands tly species, wit a North California, 
erg at successive 
Sees ob je species, ve intervals, 
_linear-oblong, peat: apex AoA. in. to not qui! 
ovate, oblong, retuse. cones ji cylin a "Shin, to Sie 
long, 1}in. to 2in. wide, narrowed i at the base and sh 
urple; scales entire, nearly lin. wide, not so as wide. 
apan, 1879. A tall, pyramidal tree. 
A. Mertensiana (Merten’s), Synonymous with Tsuga Merten- 
` siana. - 
i (vermilion). Synonymous with Picea eremita, 
] (Morinda). Synonymous with Picea Morinda. 3 
nobilis (noble).* 2 linear, mostly on Ausi ‘side of the branct 
short, acute, silvery beneath, 1 žin. long. cones i 
gy So a bain. long, 23in. broad, papain! 3s 
“Sata, moro long, and the t 
om ios 8 imbri 
Pg or 
“Ininutely bifid at the apex, o on young trees in two ro 
oe o base, lin. long, ee ee 
Japan, 1870. <A recently © 
ed for general 
iyi h ge AALA 
` A. subalpina (sub- alpine). * On the high mountains of Colorado, 
| A genus of stove or greenhouse plants, having solitary 
. axillary dicecious flowers, and finely divided leaves. - The 
backwards, mbie k 
pe mi fi long. Sau es 
(Nordmann’s).* 7, m aa Hnes, rigid, flat, and: | or pans of light soil early in April; > Ceea plants oan 
Abies—continued. ` 
anregen 4in. to bin. long, and ny to 23in. aie bracts 
e, coriaceous, three-lobed, frin tly exceeding the 
scales. k. 80ft. to 100ft. mime EC eei A magnificent and 
stately tree, of regular growth. 
A. Numidica (Numidian). Synonymous with A. baborensis. 
A. obovata (reversed-egg-coned), A synonym of Picea obovata. 
A. orientalis (eastern), Synonymous with Picea orientalis. | 
A. Parsonii (Parson’s). Synonymous with A. concolor. Fe. | 
A. pectinata (comb-like).* Z. linear, solitary, flat, obtuse, stiff, q 
turned-up at the points, two-ranked, 4in. to lin. long, shining | 
green above, with two lines of silvery white on each side of the E | 
midrib beneath. cones axillary, cylindrical, erect, 6in, to Bin. long, 
lżin. to 2in. broad, when ripe, brown; scales with a lo —_ l 
bractea, iin. to lin. long, and 1łin. broad. * h. 80ft. to 1 a 
very noble silver tir, of slow growth when young only. . Central F 
Europe, 1603. There are several unimportant varieties of this 
splendid species. 
A. Pindrow (Pindrow). In its native home, the Himalayas, this 
is jena! | beautiful tree, attaining the height of 150ft., but it jae 
merally failed in England, in comseunaay4 of our late spring 
rosts destroying the young growth. — It pomos, very near A, 
Webbiana, but is readily distin hed by its longer and 
acutely bidented leaves, and s er cones. 
A. Pinsapo (Pinsapo).* The Spanish Silver Fir. 1. linear, dered 
around the branches, nearly terete, and entire at the apex, not 
quite şin. long, bright green, With faint silvery lines on the inner 
side. rae sessile, oval, or oblong, 4in. to Stin. long, about’ 
2in. wide; bracts short, concealed by the broad rounded scales, 
h. 60ft. to 80ft. South Spain, , 1839. A very magnificent species, 
very regular and symmetrical in habit. The one or two echt 
offered for sale are not desirabl e. 
= en 4in. Aesse I ft rere wn, cones sik note sr 
This is a UW species, 
pe ere Sat en tree for lawns. 
A. religiosa iene er ia he gee 
oblong. h. 100ft. to ] Oft. M A enol me 
species, but not hardy in Aae ETE | ae 
slightly more long, ea istad to Oe e side, rigi eT ear, 
: e, erect, ied bluntly ounded at the 
apex, 3in. long, lin. wide; scales transversely oblong, 
perime inflexed, denticulate; bracts 4in. wide, = long, ee" 
te, terminating in a reflexed angular point, exceeding the 
Seale. Japan, 1879. A tall pyramidal robust species. 
A: Schrenkiana (Schrenk’s). Synonymous with Picea Schrenk- 
iana. 
A. sibirica (Siberian), Like the last, this species is not recom- — 
mended ; its growth is very slow, even under the most favourable 
circumstances. Siberia. 
A. Smithiana (Smith’s). A synonym of Picea Morinda. 
&e., a tree 60ft. to 100ft. in hamt Has not been long eno: h ea 
English gardens for any decided opinion to be formed as 
merits as an ornamental tree. 
A. Tsuga (Tsugan). A synonym of Tsuga Sieboldi, 
koI (Veitch’s).* l. crowded, lateral oni A y haio 
istichous manner, those on the upper side m shorter and — 
S D henediere ‘sin. to lin. long, linear, flat, glaucous above, 
silvery th ; emarginate on the sterile brane! on the 
fertile ones. cones erect, sub-cylindrical, purplish 210 
2żin. long, Zin. to nearly lin. wide; scales hi 
densely packed, each enclosing a 4 
jong as the malo; CA Oe 
» Deseri as a 
perfectly hardy ; it should be planted on elevated arn | E. 
the south or south-east. _ 
A. Webbiana (Webb's) l two-rowed, linear, flat, obtusely 
long. cones cylindrical, 
Siin, to fin; sk -r scales kidney- 
l, im Maa., about lin, long, 
iculate. - TOR 18 90ft. Hima- 
dsomi dal tree, with 
ing horizontally, much divided, and 
(Williamson’s). A synonym of Tsuga Pattoniand. : 
ABOBRA (its Brazilian name). Orn. Qucurbitacee. 
species in cultivation is a very pretty half-hardy 
only 
climbing perennial, having a fleshy root about 1ft. or more — 
eA surface of tho soil. It thrives well in warm 
sunny spots, and in a light soil; seeds may be sown in pots 
be agas out about the middle of ay 
