PINACE^ 327 



Var. erythrocarpa, Purkyne. 

 Cones dark violet before ripening. 



Var. europaea. 



Cone-scales gradually narrowed to a truncate, emarginate or 

 toothed apex. This constitutes the typical form which is widely 

 spread in Central Europe. 



Var. finedonensis, Gordon. 

 Leaves pale yellow, changing to bronze colour. 



Var. globosa, Berg. 

 Branches many, close, dividing into numerous branchlets, 

 forming a globose or conical bush. Vars. globosa nana and 

 dumosa are very similar. All are suitable for the rockery. 



Var. monstrosa. 



Snake -BRANCH Spruce. 



A curious variety with a thickened stem and a few long 

 rambling branches bearing few or no branchlets, and thicker and 

 longer leaves than those of the type. Found wild in several 

 European localities. Vars. Cranstoni and denudata are very 

 similar in character. 



Var. mutabilis, Carriere. 



Young shoots creamy yellow, changing to green by the end of 

 the season. 



Var. nana. 

 A dwarf compact cushion-like plant often less than 12 in. 

 high. 



Var. pendula, Jacques and Herincq. 



P. excclsa inversa, Beissner. 



A curious form with weeping branches hanging closely against 

 the stem and sometimes trailing on the ground. Var. inverta is 

 of similar habit, but the weeping character is even more pro- 

 nounced. 



Var. pumila glauca. 



A dwarf plant with glaucous leaves. 



Var. pygmaea. 

 A yery dwarf and compact plant, often only 6-12 in. high. 



Var. pyramidata, Carriere. 

 Almost fastigiate in Ixabit, the brancjies ascending at a sharp 



