CONIFERS. 53 



LARCHES. 



ABIES GRIFFITHIANA. /. Hooker. 



(Sikkim Larch.) 



A tree fifty or sixty feet high, of which little is known 

 at present, it having been but recently introduced. 



ABIES LARIX. Lamarck. 

 (Common Larch.) 



SYN. Pinus Larix. Linnaeus. 



Larix europcea.De Candolle. 

 Larix vulgaris. Fischer. 



This well-known tree needs no description. When 

 standing alone, and allowed to spread its branches, it 

 is highly ornamental. Its young pale green foliage is 

 very beautiful ; no tree can surpass it in delicacy and 

 beauty. 



A. L. var. pendula. 

 (Weeping European Larch.) 



Has larger foliage than the Weeping American 

 Larch, and its branches are almost as pendulous. 

 Distinct and handsome. 



ABIES MICROCARPA. 



(Small-coned American Larch.) 

 SYN. Pinus Larix rubra. Marsh. 

 Larix microcarpa. Poiret. 

 Pinus microcarpa. Lambert. 

 Larix tenuifolia. Salisbury. 



Found in America forming large forests, where it 



