u- 
100 ABIES. 
Dewa (369 — A09 L. B.) alt. 2000 — 3000 ', in insula 
Kiusiu rarior in vallibus irriguis, v. gr. in monte Iwaja prope 
Nagasaki, alt. 1800', — £. ex insula Jezo in hortos Japonic 
introducta, — y. in. montibus provincie Jamato (3^9 L. B.) 
et Simotsuki (369 L. B.), nec non in monte Nikwo provincie 
Suruga (359 L. B.). 
,Arbor excelsa, habitu Abietis pectinatw. ^ Ramuli juniores 
.sirieti, teretes, pulvinis rectis, adpressis, vix prominentibus 
obsolete angulati, phyllulis orbicularibus angulatis notati, pilis 
.brevibus fuscescentibus furfuraceo-pubescentes.  Gemm:e peru- 
late, perule numerosz, arcte sibi imbricate, mulüseriatz, post 
.frondescentiam ad basim ramuli in tubum cylindricum congesta 
,et plures per annos persistentes, ovate, rotundat, carinat, 
,Ccoriacez, glabre, inim: longiores, spathulat:e, membranacez , 
,margine undulatze, serius evanide. Folia valde approximata, 
alterna, subdistiche sursum flexa, basi attenuata in petiolum 
.brevissimum parum tortum, ad insertionem peltato - dilatatum, 
.lamina exacte linearis, subfaleata, integerrima, rotundata v. 
,rarius breviter emarginato-excisa, indeque bicuspis, superne gla- 
bra, profunde virens, subtus nervo medio carinata, et utrinque 
.secus eum stria multiseriata stomatum albo lineata, coriacea, 
rigida, pollicem circiter longa. Amenta mascula e gemmis pro- 
.pris perulatis in axillis foliorum anni precedentis indeque late- 
,ralia, numerosa, stipitata, stipite cylindrico, recto, stricto, tandem 
»perulas superante, cylindrica, multiflora. Stamina (flores) arete 
,sibi imbrieata, serius magis distantia, horizontaliter patentia. 
Filamenta teretia, glabra, appendice brevissima, callosa. An- 
there locula duo, postice transversim irregulariter dehiscentia , 
,sulfurea. Amenta feminea lateralia, solitaria, e gemmis axilla- 
ribus dense perulatis.  Strobili breviter pedicellati, pedicello 
.lignoso, erasso, perulis imbricatis persistentibus vestito, deflexi, 
,nutantes, cylindrici, obtusi, recti v. parum curvati, 3—4 polli- 
,ces longi, annui. Squam: valde numerose, imbricatz, brac- 
,teis suffulie e basi longe cuneata lanceolatis v. subrhombeis 
,aeutis carinatis, margine irregulariter lacinulatis, membranaceis, 
.&labris, ipsas et maturas superantibus; basi cuneat: et margine 
,tenuiter membranace: , medio dorso carinato incrassatz, sur- 
,sum suborbiculares rotundatz, coriacez: et margine attenuate 
