6 ABIES ; OR 



7. Abies excelsa variegata, Loudon. 



Syn. „ foliis variegata, Loudon.' 



This differs in having some of its leaves, and occasionally 

 some of the lesser branchlets, pale yellow, or whitish in colour, 

 intermixed with the ordinary green foliage of the plant. 



8. Abies excelsa Clanbrasiliana, Loudon. Lord Clan- 

 brasil's Dwarf Spruce. 

 Syn. Abies Clanbrasiliana, Loudon. 



A low, compact, round bush, from 3 to 4 feet high, with the 

 leaves less than half an inch in length, found in Ireland. 



9. Abies excelsa stricta, Loudon. 

 Syn. Abies communis fruticosa, Endlicher. 

 „ „ Clanbrasiliana stricta, Lawson. 



A dwarf variety, with stiff upright leaves and lateral branches, 

 and small bright green foliage. 



10. Abies excelsa elegans, Loudon. 

 Syn. Abies elegans. Smith. 

 „ Abies excelsa dumosa, Hort. 



A dwarf variety, with very slender grey foliage, only growing 

 4 or 5 feet high, with a very compact pretty appearance. 



No. 3. Abies Menziesii, Loudon. Menzies Spruce Fir. 

 Syn. Pinus Menziesii, Douglas. 

 „ „ Sitchensis, Bongard, 

 „ Picea Menziesii, Carriers. 

 „ „ Sitchensis, Carriers. 

 „ Abies Sitchensis, Lindley. 

 Leaves, solitary, thickly scattered in every direction round 

 the branches, twisted at the base, narrow, rigid, linear, sharp- 

 pointed, incurved, silvery below, and vivid green above, three- 

 quarters of an inch long, and soon falling off after the first 

 season, leaving the branches very naked, warted, and with a 

 jointed appearance. Buds, ovate-pointed and covered with resin. 



