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Picea pectinata fastigiata, Booth, the Upright Common 



Silver Fir. 



Syn. Abies pectinata stricta, Carrier e. 

 Metensis, Hort Paris. 

 pyramidalisj Metensis, Carrilre. 

 Picea pectinata Metensis, Hort. 

 Metensis, Hort. 



Leaves short, slender, frequently curved upwards, and much 

 smaller than those of the species. 



This singular variety originated at Metz, in France, and 

 differs from the preceding German one in having its branches 

 and branchlets more erect, slenderer, thinner, and much com- 

 pressed, and in the full-grown trees having an erect pyramidal 

 shape like the Lombardy Poplar. 



Picea pectinata nana, Knight. 



Syn. Picea cinerea, Baumann. 

 Abies pectinata prostrata, Hort. 



A very dwarf variety, growing one or two feet high, and 

 smaller in all its parts ; of French origin. 



Picea pectinata pendula, Godefroy. 



This differs in having all its branches and twigs drooping. 

 It is of French origin, and curious. 



Picea pectinata tortuosa, Booth. 



This variety has its branches and branchlets very much 

 twisted and crooked, which gives it a very singular appearance. 

 It is of German origin. 



Picea pectinata vapjegata, Hort. 



This variety has some of its leaves pale straw colour, or 

 white, intermixed on the branches and young shoots, which, 

 gives the tree a variegated appearance, 

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