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times, especially on vigorous well-lighted 

 branches, large, wide and almost obtuse. The 

 cones are borne on the upper branches of the 

 tree. The unripe cones are pale yellow or 

 ruddy, the ripe cones a glistening grayish-brown. 

 They fall soon after the discharge of the seed 

 and are conspicuous beneath the trees. The 

 bracts of the mature cones are fairly conspicuous, 

 aljout one-half the length of the scales, ob- 

 lanceolate, serrate above, slightly acuminate. 

 The scales are very thin and flexible. The seeds 

 are small and long-winged. The seedling has 

 usually five needle-like somewhat glaucous seed- 

 leaves. 



The wood of the tideland spruce is light, 

 soft, and straight-grained. It is used consider- 

 ably for lumber. 



Abies Engelmanni Parry. Trans. St. Louis 

 Acad. 2:122.1863. [Picea Engelmanni (Parry) 

 Engelmann.] Engelmann Spruce. 



A large tree, or in high alpine situations a 

 shrub; leaves soft and flexible, strong-smelling, 

 blue-green, c|uadrangular, with stomata on all 

 sides; branchlets pubescent; cones oblong, 



