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about 38°. Picea Smithiana, from the temperate Himalayas, has 

 not succeeded well with us up to the present. It grows at an 

 elevation of 6,000 to 11,000 feet, chiefly on the western and 

 northern slopes. It is a curious fact that it frequently occurs 

 with Cedrus Deodara and Pinus excelsa, the first of which has 

 proved a very doubtful proposition in this region, while the 

 latter is hardy. 



In the nurseries of the New York Botanical Garden, which 

 are located on ground sloping to the southeast, other species 

 have been grown. But even in this sheltered position Picea 

 Breweriana is a failure. Plants which came into the collections 

 in 1 90 1 have remained almost at a standstill, and are but little 

 larger than when they first arrived six years ago. P. brevi- 

 folia, P. Canadensis and P. obovata have proved satisfactory in 

 this nursery. They were moved into the pinetum the past spring, 

 and it will require at least one winter to indicate their fitness for 

 this region. 



The genus Abies has essentially the same conditions to meet 

 in the pinetum as has Picea. There have been growing there 

 for the past few years the following species : Abies balsamea, A. 

 Cephalonica, A. Cilicica, A. concolor, A. firma, A. Fraseri, A. 

 homolepis, A. lasiocarpa, A. nobilis, A. Nordmanniana, A. Nu- 

 midica, A. Picea, A. Sibirica, and A. Yeitchii. Abies Veitchii, 

 from an elevation of 7,000 to 8,000 feet, and also known from 

 the Alanchurian mainland, and Abies homolepis, from central 

 Japan, at an elevation of 4,000 to 5,000 feet, appear perfectly 

 adapted to this climate. Even the past winter, when some coni- 

 fers, which had hitherto been looked upon as suitable, turned 

 badly, these two kept green. Abies firma, from further south in 

 Japan, does not show that vigor here that those mentioned 

 above have done. 



Abies Sibirica, extending its range as far north as 66°, 

 has a most extensive range. It is found from the northeast part 

 of Russia and eastward through the entire length of Siberia to 

 Kamschatka and the Amur region. This is perhaps a more ex- 

 tended range than is enjoyed by any other species of this genus, 

 but the whole area of its range is known as one of extreme and 

 continued cold during the winter, with sudden transitions from 



