HORTUS VEITCHI1 



but in general, though on the plains of Japan one of the finest and 

 largest of the Japanese Abies, this fir proved disappointing. 



ABIES GEANDIS, Lindl. 



Syns. Picea grwndis, Loudon. 

 Man. Con. 1900, ed. 2, p. 512, fig. 



The tallest tree of the genus from the valleys of Western Oregon 

 never reaching a greater elevation than 4,000 ft. ; found also in Van- 

 couver Island and British Columbia, this Conifer spreads southwards to 

 Mendocino in North California. 



Abies grandis was discovered by David Douglas during an excursion to 

 the Columbia Eiver in 1830, and he sent seed to the Horticultural Society 

 of London, but few germinated. 



No further consignment of the species was received for a quarter of a 

 century till William Lobb in 1851 sent a small quantity to Exeter ; about 

 the same time John Jeffrey was able to despatch a limited supply to the 

 Scottish Oregon Association. 



ABIES MAGNIPICA, A. Murr. 



Syns. A. nobilis, Lindl., var. robusta, Carr. 



Gard. Chron. 1885, vol. xxiv. p. 652, figs. ; Man. Con. 1900, ed. 2, p. 517. 



From seed of this species by John Jeffrey in 1851 the Scottish Oregon 

 Association distributed specimens to the members as the Abies amabilis 

 of Douglas. 



In the following year William Lobb also sent seed as A. amabilis, but 

 on germination the plants were found to differ from the species in cultiva- 

 tion under that name ; these were distributed as A. nobilis robusta, the 

 name adopted by Carriere in the second edition of his Traite General des 

 Coniferes. 



ABIES MARIESII, Mast. 



Masters in Gard. Chron. 1879, vol. xii. p. 788, figs. ; Man. Con. 1900, ed. 2, p. 520. 



Discovered by Charles Maries on Mount Hakkoda near Aomori, the 

 northern seaport of the main island of Japan, in 1878. The following 

 year seed sent to Coombe Wood gave poor results. 



On Hakkoda it is common at 4,000-5,000 ft. mixed with deciduous trees ; 

 in Nikko the fir ascends higher, but occurs sparingly. 



Abies Mariesii is an alpine tree with a comparatively restricted habitat, 

 occupying a geographical position between that of A. Veitchii and 

 A. sachalinensis, the nearest affinity A. homolepis. 



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