78 HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES. 



This is a very accommodating species, and one that has been 

 found well suited for ornamental planting in every part of 

 the country. It is of somewhat stiff outline, owing to the 

 rigid and horizontally arranged branches and branchlets, 

 while the stout, sharply-pointed leaves still further add to 

 the appearance. The leaves are in colour much like those of 

 the Douglas fir, and the cones are fully 2 inches long. 



P. pung^ens arg'entea, is certainly the handsomest of 

 the spruces, while it is of good habit though bold and shapely 

 of growth. The pronounced silvery-tinted leafage is the 

 main character for which this variety is so justly remarkable. 



P. pung^ens gflauca differs only in the rigid, sharp- 

 pointed foliage being of a beautiful, bluish-grey tint. It is a 

 highly interesting and choice variety, and being very hardy 

 and free of growth, can be recommended for planting where 

 less hardy conifers would not exist. 



P. sitchensis, Carriere. {Synonyms: — Pimis sitckensis, 

 Bongard ; Abies Mensiesii, Lindley ; Pinus Menziesii, Douglas ; 

 Abies sitchensis, Lindley and Gordon.) Alaska to California. 

 183 1. — Planted in cool, moist loam and where not subjected 

 to long-continued and cold winds, this useful conifer thrives 

 well ; whereas when the soil is light and warm the foliage 

 becomes meagre in appearance, affected by red spider, and 

 almost semi-deciduous. When well grown, the appearance 

 of the tree is both distinct and desirable, the stiff and rather 

 irregularly disposed branches being thickly beset with vivid 

 bluish-green foliage. Individually the leaves are remarkably 

 stiff and sharp-pointed, bluish-grey above, and with two 

 silvery lines on the under side. When ripe, the cones are 

 russety-brown, nearly cylindrical, 3 inches long by i inch 

 diameter, and invariably bent or curved. The male catkins 

 are pendulous, and plentifully produced about the first week 

 of April, when they impart a most interesting and beautiful 

 appearance to the trees on which they are borne in quantity. 

 The timber produced in this country has no special claims 

 to distinction, being rough grained, though fairly durable. 

 According to the soil and site so will be the growth of the 



