i92 Coniferous {Trees* 



Spanish silver fir (A.Pinsapo) has very stout and rigid leaves 

 pointing in every direction. It is a very ornamental tree of 

 a broadly pyramidal habit and a dark shining green color. 

 This species is less hardy than the Cephalonian silver fir (A. 



FIG. 99. NORDMANN'S SILVER FIR (ABIES NORDMANNIANA). 



Cephaloiiica), which is almost similar in habit but with more 

 glaucous leaves and perfectly hardy. The last two will 

 form fine specimen trees on a lawn. The white silver fir 

 (A. concolor) is one of the most beautiful of evergreen trees 



