CONIFERS. 



ABIES EXCELSA. De Candolle. 

 (Common or Norway Spruce.) 



SYN. Pinus excelsa. Lambert. 

 Picea excelsa. Link. 



This tree is too well known to need in this place 

 more than a passing notice. There are many varieties 

 of it in cultivation, some remarkable for their beauty, 

 others for their curiosity. The descriptions of a few 

 are subjoined. 



A. E. var. Clanbrasiliana. London. 

 (Lord Clanbrasil's Spruce.) 



A low round bush seldom growing more than three 

 or four feet high, and requiring many years to 

 attain even that size. 



A. E. var. nana. Gardens. 



(Dwarf Spruce.) 

 SYN. A. e. pygmea. Loudon. 



A very curious variety, of slower growth, and much 

 more dwarf than Clanbrasiliana. 



A. E. var. variegata. Loudon. 

 (Variegated-leaved Norway Spruce.) 



Has the foliage blotched with yellowish white. 

 Dwarfer, and of more compact habit than the species. 



A. E. var. pendula. 

 (Weeping Norway Spruce.) 

 A very handsome tree. Its leaves are longer and 



