90 DWAEF AND SLOW-GBOWING CONIFERS 



Branchlets. — Thin; flexible, rather pendulous; gla- 

 brous; light shining orange. Annual growth 1 to 2 inches. 

 Few in number. 



Leaves. — Arranged pectinately ; very regular; branchlets 

 bare and thin beneath; leaves very crowded on top. 

 Those at sides pointing out and forward at angle of about 

 35 degrees. Those above pointing forward and almost 

 appressed to branchlet. Very uniform in size ; very short — 

 under J inch, rather flat, rigid; tapering very abruptly 

 to a sharp point; green beneath and white-yellow (like 

 those of var. Finedonensis) above. 



The plant above described is sent out as a sub-variety 

 of vars. nana, Carr., and pumila, but it is not the least like 

 either of them ; its very short flat abrupt leaves are distinct, 

 and, faihng an authentic name, the name brevifolia fits 

 it better than any other. It grows slowly and makes a 

 low pyramid of very open habit. 



P. excelsa, var. Clanbrasiliana, Carr. (" Man. des Plantes," 

 iv. 341, 1857). 



Syn. : Abies excelsa Clanhrasiliana, Loud. (" Ency. of 

 Trees," 1027; 1842). 



Buds. — Small — J to A inch, conical, acute, bright shiny 

 red-brown. 



Branches and Branchlets. — Very short and crowded. 

 Branchlets, annual growth J to J inch; glabrous, shiny 

 white, very thin and fine. 



Leaves. — From pectinate to nearly radial. If radial, 

 those below point forward and then curve almost directly 

 downward; if pectinate, lower ranks point out and forward 

 at angle of about 45 degrees. In both cases those above 

 crowded so as to nearly conceal branchlet. Slightly 

 appressed and pointing almost directly forward, thin, 

 flattish; acuminate; length i to | inch; very bright shiny 

 green; widest in middle, tapering to a very fine point. 



A compact low dense bush, usually growing shghtly 

 wider than high; very slow in growth, and in time forming 



