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than the warmer parts of England for this species. Propagation 

 is by seeds. It has no value for forest planting in this country. 



Elwes and Henry, loc. cit. iv, 74G (1909) ; Bot. Mag. t. 6992 (li 



Fig. 2^.— ABIES NUMIDICA. 



a, upper side of spray, showing non-resinous winter-buds ; b, side view of spray ; c, under surface 

 of leaves and shoot ; rf, upper surface of leaf, showing stomata near the tip ; e, leaf in section, showing 

 marginal resin canals. 



Abies numidica, De Lannoy. 



Algerian Fir. (Fig. 23.) 



Abies Pinsapo, var. baborensis, Cosson ; Picea numidica, R. Smith ; 

 Piniis Pinsapo, Pailatore [not BoissierJ. 



A tree 70 ft. high and 8 ft. in girth. Bark grey and smooth 

 on young trees, becoming scaly and fissured with age. Yoimg 

 shoots brown, without down. Winter buds large, ovoid, non- 



