THE SPRUCE FIR. 

 PINUS ABIES. PI. 23. 



Fructification. As the former. 



Specific chara&er. Leaves folitary, awl- 



fhaped, pointed, fmooth, turned two 



ways. 



"Tins is a fine and large tree, growing 

 plentifully in the mountain-woods of Nor- 

 way, and valuable for its timber, which is 

 faid to afford the white- deal. From the 

 green tops of this fpecies is made the fpruce- 

 beer, fo much efteemed in America as a 

 remedy for fcorbutic diforders. 



THE 



