96 SPECIES OF ABIES DETERMINED BY 



the less necessary as a full account of the structure of these plants 

 will shortly be published in another place. 



Abies, Link (Picea, Don, Loudon). 



No. 1 (88).* Pinus {Abies) bracteata, Don, Parlatore. 

 Abies bracteata, Hooker and Arnott. 



Leaves pointed, stomata on under side of leaf only. Resin canals 

 close to the epidermis of the under surface. Hypoderma forming 

 a continuous zone under the epidermis of the upper side. 



Most nearly related anatomically to A. religiosa, but distin- 

 guished by the form of the leaf, and by the non-resinous, yellow 

 bud-scales, as well as by the conspicuous difference in the cones. 



Several cultivated and native specimens have been examined. 

 The characters are very uniform, and, as far as observation goes, 

 it is a plant that does not vary in appearance or in the structure of 

 the leaf. 



Living specimens have been examined from the Royal Botanic 

 Garden, Edinburgh ; from Glasnevin Garden, Dublin ; and from 

 Elvaston Nurseries, Derby, kindly sent by Mr Syme. Native 

 specimens have been examined in Kew Herbarium, from Douglas, 

 and also from Lobb (No. 119). Leaves and cones in the Museum, 

 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, from Mr Andrew Murray, 

 have also been carefully studied. 



No. 2 (90). Pinus (Abies) Fraseri, Parsh., Parlatore. 



Abies Fraseri, Lindl. 



Leaves short, blunt at the points. Stomata on both sides of 

 the leaf. Hypoderma slightly developed under the epidermis of the 

 upper side. Resin canals in the parenchyma of the leaf. 



Most closely related anatomically to A. balsamea, from which 

 it can be distinguished by the appearance and position of the 

 leaves, as well as by the very distinct cones. Although placed 

 close to bracteata and religiosa by Parlatore, it is in no way related 

 anatomically to these species. 



I have only examined one living specimen of this species, kindly 

 sent to me by Mr Fowler, from Castle Kennedy ; and have ex- 

 amined a cone (without leaves) in the Museum, Royal Botanic 



* The numbers in brackets refer to the numbers in Parlatore 's Monograph 

 in De Candolle's Prodromus, vol. xvi. 



