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ed. Cones cylindrical, terminal; of a rich 

 reddish, brown when ripe; five to seven 

 inches long, one and a half to two inches 

 broad. Norway spruce. 



There is a great diversity of opinion re- 

 specting the merits of this tree in a land- 

 scape. The objection is chiefly to the mo- 

 notonous formality of its appearance; yet, 

 when it is in a situation highly artificial or 

 extra-natural as near ornamental buildings, 

 on rugged, rocky places, or on the tops of 

 informal hills there is probably nothing 

 more beautiful. The finest specimen at Bar- 

 tram is one hundred and twenty feet high, 

 and seven feet two inches in circumference ; 

 beautifully clothed with branches to near 

 the ground. It is growing on a light gra- 

 velly loam, on a substratum of gravel. It 

 generally thrives best in a cool sandy loam, 

 where the soil is always moist, but not wet. 



Propagation, &c., see No. 1. 



4. A. NIGRA, Aiton. Leaves solitary, regu- 

 larly disposed all round the branches, erect, 

 very short, somewhat quadrangular. Cones 

 ovate, about one and a half inch long, and 

 three-quarters of an inch wide in the middle ; 



