ABIETIA DOUGLAS1I. 



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AUetia Douglasii was originally discovered by Archibald Menzies * 

 on the shores of Nootka Sound in 1792 during Vancouver's voyage 

 round the world. From his herbarium specimens it was figured and 

 described by Lambert in the " Genus Pinus " published in 1803, 

 under the name of Pinus taxifolia, which is therefore the oldest 



Douglas Firs at Murthly Castle. 

 (From The Garden.} 



published name, but which was not taken up by any subsequent 

 British author. It was next seen by Lewis and Clark during their 

 perilous journey across the North American Continent in 1805 1806, 



* At Castle Menzies in the highlands of Perthshire, not far from the birthplace of 

 Archibald Menzies, are some of the finest specimens of the Douglas Fir in Great Britain. 



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