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where It was received from Hicks & Son in 1907 and again in 1014 from 

 Bobbink & Atkins. Specimens are preserved of all these plants in the 

 herbarium of the Arnold Arboretum. 



X Abies insignis Carriere apud IJailly in Rev. Hort. 1890, 230. (A. 

 Nordmanniana X Pwsnpo). — A. jhsciidopinsapo Carriere in Rev. Ilort. 

 1879, It4, 474, sine descriptione. — Piniis insignis Voss in Putlitz & 

 Meyer, Landlex. iv. 774, 775 (1913), non Douglas. 



The original plant of this hybird was raised by Renault, Bulgneville, 

 France, in 1872 fnmi seed of A, pinsapo fertilized probably by A. Nord- 

 manniana refracta Carr. (see Bailly in Rev. Ilort. 1890, 230). T.nter hy- 

 brids of the same j)arenlage were raised and subsequently descrilxMl under 

 binomial designations. This is not correct according to the International 

 Rules which provide that such forms should be classed under the hybrid 

 first described like subdivisions of a species. 



X A. insignis var. speciosa, comb. nov. — Abies Nordmanniana Hort. 

 apud Bailly in Rev. Ilort. 1890, 231. 



This cross was raised about the same time as the original cross by Croux 

 of Sccaux near Paris from seed of Abies Nordmanniana fertilized by A, 



jnnsapo 



insignis var. Beissneriana,comb. nov. — Abies Beissncriana Mot- 



tet in Rev. Ilort. 1902, 163. 



riiis cross was raised like the following three forms by Moser of Versailles 

 in 1878 from seed of .1. pinsapo fertilized by A. Nordmanniana. INIottet's 

 name cannot invalidate the later A, Beissncriana Rehder & Wilson, a 

 species of China, as it is a non-valid name, being given to a hybrid which 

 already was provided with a specific name. 



msignis 



Abies Kentiana Mottet. 1. c. 



X A. insignis var. Andreana, comb, nov, — A. Andrcana Mottet, 1. c. 



X A. insignis var. Mastersiana, comli. nov. — A. Masiersiana ]\Iottet, 1. c. 



Abies spectabilis S]>ach var. brevifoliaj comb. nov. — A. JVebbiana var. 



cvifolia A. IIenr>^ in Elwes & Henry, Trees Gt. Brit. iv. 751 (19U9). 



is the form of the northwestern Himalayas 

 where it grows above A. pindrow Spach at elevations of 10-14000 feet. It 

 chiefly (Hffers from the tj7)e in its shorter leaves not exceeding 3 cm. in 

 length, grayish beneath with inconsi)icuous stomatic bands. The tree is in 



enry 



cultivation in England, but the date of its mtroduction is uncerlam; it is 

 certainly hardier than the ty[>e. 



Abies alba Miller, Diet. ed. 8, No. 1 (17G8). — Nymann, Consp. Fl. Eur. 

 673 (1878). — Ascherson & Graebner, Syn. Mitleleur. Fl. i. 191 (1897). 

 Finns Picea Linnaeus, Spec. ii. 1001 (1753).— Pinns Abies Duroi, Obs. 

 Bot, 39 (1771).— Pi?uis pedinaia Lamarck, Fl. Franr. n. 202 (1778).— 

 Abies vulgaris Poiret in Lamarck, Encycl. Meth. vi. 514 (1804). — Abies 

 peefinafa De Candolle in Lamarck, Fl. Frdnq, in. 276 {IHOr^) . ^ Abies 

 Picea Bluff & Fingerhut, Comp. Fl. Germ. ii. 541 (1825), non Miller. 

 Lindley in Penny Cycl. I. 29 (1833). — Picea pcctinata Loudon, Arb. Brit, 

 IV. 2329 (1838). 



