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Picea Nobilis or the Noble Silver Fir, with its violet tinted leaves 

 with the silvery lines showing beneath. P. Nordmanniana, with 

 pale green leaves, or P. Pinsapo, with its stiff prickly foliage. 

 Others of the Silver Firs that are worth a place in the collection 

 are P. Cephalonica, P. Concolor, P. Balsamea (the Balm of 

 Gilead Fir), P. Grandis, and, of course, our Common Silver Fir, 

 which after all is one of the noblest trees in this or any other 

 country. Many of these have varieties or sports of their own, 

 which are often obtainable. 



The list of Spruces is too long to give in full, even if I 

 were able to do so, but some of the finest are the common 

 Norway Spruce, Abies Nigra, the Black American, A. Alba, 

 White American, A. Alcocquiana, A. Menziessii, and A. 

 Smithiana. 



The two varieties of the Douglas Fir, the Oregon or green 

 and the Colorado or Glaucous, are worth a place in any 

 collection. 



The Pines are so numerous that want of space and time 

 prevents me giving the names of more than a few of the better- 

 known ones. The Scots Pine, the Austrian and Corsican Pines, 

 called the Black Pines, Pinus Cembra, P. Pinaster, P. Strobus, 

 and Pinus Insignis, the latter a beautiful tree. 



The different varieties of the Larch must have a place. 

 There are the European, Japanese, Siberian, American, and a 

 newer variety, the Occidental Larch. 



The Cedars, C. Deodara, C. of Lebanon, and C. Atlantica, 

 with their varieties, cannot be overlooked. 



Other coniferous trees that I may mention are the Welling- 

 tonia Gigantea, Araucaria Imbricata, the Arborvitae and its 

 varieties, the many varieties of Cupressii, Cryptomeria, Junipers, 

 Yews, Retinosporas, the Maiden Hair Tree, and countless 

 others. 



Specimens of most of our commoner hardwoods are to be 

 seen dotted here and there over the countryside, so that perhaps 

 it would be unnecessary to put in the Arboretum such trees as 

 the Oak, Elm, Ash, Beech, etc., but there are many varieties 

 of these species to take the place of their better-known relatives. 

 To mention a few of the Oaks — the Scarlet Oak, Turkey Oak, 

 Evergreen or Holly Oak, White American, Red American, and 

 the Cork Tree (Quercus Suber). These all do well in this 



