46 CONIFER/E. 



ABIES NIGKA. Michaux. 

 (Black Spruce.) 



SYN. Abies mariana. Miller. 

 Pinus nigra. Alton. 



A native of the colder regions of North America. 

 Height eighty or ninety feet, with a slender trunk. 

 Branches horizontal and spreading ; foliage very dark 

 and sombre ; naturally inhabits damp soils. From 

 this species is made the beverage called spruce beer. 



ABIES NORDMANNIANA. Spach. 

 (Nordman's Silver Fir.) 



SYN. Pinus Nordmanniana. Steven. 

 Picea Nordmanniana. Loudon . 



Prom the mountains of the Crimea, where it forms 

 a handsome spreading tree eighty or one hundred 

 feet high. It is perfectly hardy and should be in all 

 collections. Colour of the leaves, palish green above, 

 glaucous beneath. 



ABIES NOBILIS. Lindley. 

 (Noble Silver Fir.) 



SYN. Pinus nobilis. Douglas. 

 Picea nobilis. Loudou. 



A very noble tree, found in vast forests on the 

 mountains of North California, where it grows to a 

 great height. It is of very distinct character. Its 

 leaves have the appearance of being placed only on 

 one side of the branch, each leaf curving upwards. 



