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No. 6. Larix microcarpa, Lambert, the Red American Larch. 

 Syn. Larix Americana rubra, Loudon. 

 „ „ Americana, Michaux. 



„ „ tenuifolia, Salisbury. 



„ „ Fraseri, Curtis. 



„ Abies microcarpa, Lindley. 

 „ Pinus microcarpa, Lambtrt. 

 „ „ Larix rubra, Marsh. 



Leaves, deciduous, in bundles of many together, round a 

 central bud, or singly on the young shoots, from half to three- 

 quarters of an inch long, of a vivid, grassy green, shorter and 

 narrower than those of the common Larch. Branches, hori- 

 zontal, or slightly pendulous, upper ones rather ascending ; 

 branchlets, pendulous, and with the branches more numerous 

 and dense. Cones, half an inch long, and three-eighths of an 

 inch broad, oblong, erect, and of a red or violet colour. Scales, 

 oval, slightly incurved, distinctly striated, and entire. Seeds, 

 very small, wings short, and of a light brown colour. 



A large tree, with a slender pyramidal head, and numerous 

 horizontal branches, which are not very long, but forming 

 rather a close head. 



It is found in North America, from Canada to Virginia, but 

 mostly abounds in Vermont, New Hampshire, and the district 

 of Maine, attaining a height, sometimes, of 100 feet, and two 

 or three feet in diameter. 



Its timber is much esteemed in America, being heavy and 

 resinous. 



No. 7. Larix pendula, Salisbury, the Black American Larch. 

 Syn. Abies pendula, Lindley. 

 „ Larix Americana pendula, Loudon. 

 „ Pinus pendula, Aiton. 

 „ „ laricina, Duroi. 

 „ „ Larix nigra, Marsh. 

 „ Larix nigra, Hort. 



Leaves, deciduous, in bundles of many together, or single on 



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