HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES 9 



ments of the original specimens at Blairadam, in 

 Scotland, raised from seed sent home by General 

 Napier in 1824, see my article in The Garden, 

 vol. xxviii., 1885. 



A hybrid between this species and A . Pinsapo has 

 been raised by Monsieur H. Vilmorin. It resembles 

 A . cephalonica more than A . Pinsapo in habit and 

 general appearance, while the cones showing dis- 

 tinctly the points of the bracts are likewise more 

 in keeping with those of that species. Though 

 otherwise an interesting cross, the hybrid possesses 

 no striking distinction as an ornamental tree. 



A. CEPHALONICA ApoLLiNis, Boissner, differs 

 from the type in the more crowded arrangement 

 of the leaves, which are thicker and broader. 



A. ciLiciCA, Carriere. (Synonym : Pinus cilicica, 

 Parlatore ; Picea cilicica, garden.) Cilician Taurus. 

 1855. — Though not generally hardy in this country, 

 the appearance of specimens that I have seen in 

 widely different localities causes the tree to be 

 included here. It is much after the style of the 

 common Silver Fir, but allied to A . nordmanniana. 

 Both branches and foliage are more slender and 

 usually less plentifully produced. The leaves vary 

 in length, according to their position on the 

 branches, being shortest above and largest and 

 usually curved on the under sides. Not generally 

 to be recommended. 



A. CONCOLOR, Lindley and Gordon. Colorado 

 White Fir. (Synonyms : Pinus concolor, Engel- 

 mann ; Picea concolor, Gordon ; P. lasiocarpa, of 

 gardens.) Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. 1851. — 

 Although much confusion has existed between 

 this and other allied species, yet the present 



