ABIES 



13. Pinsipo, Boiss. Spanish Fir. Fig. I. Tree 70-80 

 ft.: trunk 4-0 ft. in diam.: Ivs. short, broail, rigid, 

 sharp-poiuted, bright green, spreading from all sides of 

 the stiff braiichlets : cones cylindrical, slender, i?r;iy- 

 brown. 5K-6 in. long ; bracts shorter than their scales. 

 Mountains of central and southern Spain, often grega- 

 rious. G.C. in. 21:407. — Not very hardy north of the 

 Middle states. 



AA. jYobiles. Leaves blue-green, often glaucous, stotna- 

 tiferous on both surfaces, fiat or 4-sided on 

 sterile branches; 4-sided, acute, incurved and 

 croivded on fertile branches. 



14. nbbiUa, Lindl. Red Fir. Tree 150-250 ft.: trunk 6-8 

 ft. in diani.: Ivs. on lower branches grooved above, 

 rounded and emarginate at the apex: cones oblong-cylin- 

 drical, purplish or olive-brown, 4-6 in. long; bracts much 

 •longer, thin and covering the scales, strongly reflexed, 

 palfl green. Cascade and Coast Mountains of Washington 

 and Oregon, often gregarious. S.S. 12:617. 



G. C. III. 20: 275. — There is a var. glaiica 

 in the trade. 



15. magnlfica, A.Murr, Red Fir. Fig. 

 2, /. Tree 200-250 ft. : trunk 6-10 ft. in 

 diam.: Ivs. quadrangular, bluntly pointed 

 on sterile and acute on fertile branches: 

 cones oblong-cylindrical, purplish brown, 

 6-9 in. long; bracts much shorter than the 

 scales. Sierra Nevada of California; gre- 

 garious and forming great forests. S.S. 

 12:618. Gn. 37, p. 591.- Wood occasionally 

 manufactured into lumber. Less hardy 

 in the eastern states than A. nobilis. 



Var. Sha8t6nsis, Lemm., of southern 

 Oregon and northern California, 

 somewhat smaller, with bracts as long as 



or longer than the s 



A. Albert 

 phylla.--^. Baborensi 

 silvery below, very 

 cones 4 or 5 together, 

 long and 1 



S.S. 620, 



ABUTA 6 



ABROMA (from a, not, and broma, food). SterctdiA- 

 Cf'tT. Greenhouse evergreen trees. Prop, by seeds or by 

 cuttings in spring from half-ripened wood under glass. 



A.auijiista. Linn.f. Lower Ivs. cordate, 3-5-lobecl; upper Ivs. 

 ovate-lauceolate. Trop.As. B.R. o\%.—A.fastiif>sa, R.Br. Lower 

 Ivs. cordate. 5-lobed; upper Ivs. ovate: fis. dark purple. Trop. 

 As., Austral. 



ABRONIA (from abrosy delicate, referring to involu- 

 cre). yyctagindce<T. Trailing plants, with fragrant ver- 

 bena-like flowers suitable for baskets and rockeries; 

 commonly treated as hardy annuals. Mostly tender 

 perennials from Calif. Height 6-18 in. For early and 

 continuous summer bloom, seeds may be sown in pots 

 of sandy soil the previous autumn and wintered in a 

 frame. Peel off the husk before sowing seed. Cf. Serene 

 Watson, Bot. Calif. 2: 3-5. 



A. Flowers yellow. 

 latifblia, Bsch. Fig. 3. Plant very viscid-pubescent: 

 Ivs. thick, broadly ovate or reni- 

 form, obtuse, on distinct petioles: 

 root stout, fusiform. A . are- 

 n(iria, Menzies, is probably the 

 lie, but is considered distinct by 

 some. B.M. 6546. G.C. II. 16:365. 



AA. Flowers pink or rose. 



timbell&ta, Lam. Whole plant 

 viscid-puberulent : Ivs. typically 

 narrower than the above, oval 

 c»r oblong : fls. pink. F. S. 

 11:1095. P.M. 16:36. Var. gn^an- 

 difldra, Hort., has larger fls. and 

 broader Ivs. 



villdsa, Watson. Smaller and 

 slenderer than the last and covered 

 with a glandular-villous pubes- 



=Tsuga hetero 



Let. Lvs. dark 



J^-lin.Ioug: 



ig 7 or 8 in 



Africa R H IbbO 



106.- A. bifida, Sieb 

 & Zucc.= A. firma— ^ 

 bractedta, Hook &. Arii 

 =A. venusta. — J^ Can 

 adensis, Mich\ = Tsuga 

 Canadensis. — A. firma 

 Sieb. & 2ucc.=A M 

 Sieb. Lvs. thick and rigid 

 lin.long:cones pyhudncal 

 often tjin. long, with keeled 

 scales. Japan. Promising 

 for S.— 4. Hookeriana, 

 Murr.^ Tsuga Mert 

 ana, — A.lasiocarpa. Nutt. 



Lvs. blue-green and glaucous: cones 3in. long, with very broad 

 spinelessseales. Western U.S.Gug.4:373. S.S. 12:611.-A.macro- 

 cdrpa, Vasey=Pseudotsuga macrocarpa. — A. JUdricsii, Mast. 

 Small tree with crowded branches and short, dark foliage which 

 is pale below: cones large, darkpurple. N.Japan. —A. Jlfcr(en- 

 siana, Lindl.=Tsuga heterophylla. — A. Numidica, DeLanuoy 

 =A. Baborensis. — A.Pindrow, Spach.,isaforniof A.Webbiana, 

 but has longer leaves and smallercones. Himalayas. — A. Regl- 

 nee Amdlice= A. Oephalonica, var. Appolinis — A. religibsa, 

 Lindl. Long, slender, drooping branches: lvs. silvery below: 

 cones 5 in. long. Mex. B.M.67.i3 ~ A.Sachalincnsis,Uiist. Tall 

 tree, with pale bark, white buds, and long, slender, dark green 

 lvs.: cones 3 in. long. E.Asia. — A. 5u6a/pbi«, EEgelm.=lasio- 

 carpa. — A.veniista, Koch. Lvs. acuminate, dark yellow, green 

 above and silvery below : cones 4 iu. long, with long, slen- 

 der bracts. California. S. S. 12 : 615, 616. B. M. 47-10. — A. 

 Ifefibirtna. Lindl. Lvs. l-2j^in. long, flat, silvery below: cones 

 cylindrical, 6 or 7 in. long Himalayas. See Picea for A. Aja- 

 nensis, aiba, Alcockiana, Engelinanni, cxcelsa, Qregoriana> 

 miniata, Morinda^ nigra, obovata, orientalis, pendula, polita, 

 pjfitgens, Schrenkiana, Smithiana. See, also, Pseudotsuga and 



'^^"^^' C. S. Sargent. 



ABOBRA (Brazilian name). CucurbitdcetP. Green- 

 house climber, cult. forit.s numerous small, showy fruits: 

 grows rapidly, and maybe planted out in summer. The 

 tuberous roots are stored like dahlias. Prop, by seeds or 

 rarely by soft cuttings. 



viridiflora, Naudin. Height 10-15 ft.: lvs. much di- 

 vided ; tls. small, pale green, fragrant: fr. ascarlet gourd. 

 Bru7.il. R.H. 18(;2: 111. 



-15 in a cluster, rose. 



cence: Ivs. rarely 1 in. long: 

 Not common in cult. Int. 1891. 



AAA. Flowers white. 



melUiera, Dougl. ^towlGrth&n A. uinbellata: involucre 

 larger, searious: lvs. longer and narrower. B.M. 2879. 

 Int. 1891. 



fragrans, Nutt. Lvs. larger than in A. nmbellaia, 

 broader at the base and more tapering: fls. night-bloom- 

 ing. B.M. 5544. 



A.pulchHla, Nicholson. Fls. pinkish rose.— A. rosea. Hart- 

 weg.=umbellata 1 ^' ]yj^ 



ABRUS (from abros, soft, referring to leaves). Legxt- 

 tnitiosfF. Deciduous greenhouse climber, or used S. 

 outdoors for screens. Roots have virtues of licorice. 

 Needs strung heat for indoor culture. Prop, by seeds 

 or by cuttings under glass in sand. 



precatbrius.Linu. Crab's-ete Vine. Weather-plant. 

 Height 10-12 ft. : leaflets oblong, in numerous pairs: fls. 

 varying from rose to white: seeds bright scarlet, with a 

 black spot, used by Buddhists for rosaries, and in India 

 as standards of weight. Tropics.- The absurd claims 

 made for its weather-prophesving properties are exposed 

 by Oliver in Kew Bull. Jan. 1890. 



AB0TA (native name). MenispermdcefE. Greenhouse 

 evergreen climber. Prop, by cuttings under glass with 

 bottom heat. — .4. rH/*^.Sfv?i.s, Aubl. Lvs. ovate: fls. dark 

 purple within. S.Am. Unimportant. 



