riCEA 



D. ii'S. spreading, very ritjUl, 



sharply pointed 



DD. Lvs. pointing forward, not 

 very rigid. 

 E. Length of lvs. Ji-2 tn., or 



shorter in No. 3: young 

 branch Ms glabra u s , 

 grayish yellow 



EB. Length of lvs. Y^-l tn.. 

 shorter only in divurf 

 vars.: young branchlet.i 



EEE. Length of lvs. S\i-5 lines. 

 . Cones %-S in. long. 

 D. Young branches pubescent . . 



„nci Manchuria. . 



5, p. 189. — Of slower growth than P. excelsa and more 

 graceful. 

 5. exc«8a. Link. (P. Abies, Karst.). Norway 



Spku.'E. File's. 17'.ir>-7. Tri-i-, t.i ISO ft., with spreading 



I, ,.,,,„. I,, , ,,||,| ,,.,,;,i!., |h-.mIiiI..ii. lii-aiii-lili'ts: bark red- 



alba 



rubra 

 nigra 

 DD. Young bnn 

 light bi-""- 



BB. Scales of COIW ■■/•l"inl ■'!■ rliniii- 



boidal, erase nt llir iiiiinjni niiil. 

 usually striate and undulate, 

 thin, very loosely appressed or 

 slightly spreading W- Engelmanm 



A Lvs. more or less flattened, with 



white lilies on the upper side, 



green on the lower one. 



R. Cone - scales rhomboidal, erose- 



denticulate, loose: lvs. much 



flattened 12. SitchensiB 



13. AjanensiB 

 B. Cone-scales orbicular or obovate, 

 closely appressed: lvs. quad- 

 rangular, somewhat flattened. .U. bicolor 

 c. Jiranchlets rather .<:hort, not or 



little pendulous LI. Omonka 



cc. Branchlets very long and slen- 

 der, pendulous 10. Brewenana 



1. poUta, Carr. (P. TorAn 



branch 

 Loud . 



lubit 



and 'foliaKe, a:* vars. compacta, coiiica, diffusa, 

 Ellwangeri4na, Gregoryana, Mixwelli (Fi;;. l,'.ih),mu- 

 ricata, parvifbrmis, procumbens, piimila, pygmaea, tab- 

 ulffiWrmis. Var. Finedonensis, i l^rH. l,vs. |i:il. yillow 

 at fii-st, becoming broiizv 1-1 I. ii.i ; II ' i!..ii. \ ar. 

 invfirsa, Carr. With .1.. '; ap- 



pressed to the stem. Gul, i I" . ■ liiii.islii. a, l.cmd. 



A form with few, thi.'U ii . !:■ : i -. i- 1. iiKid, 



thi<'k lvs. Var. pSndula. I . : V, , i , i , yula. iy dis- 

 ,,„s,-.l |,r„,l„l.msl.rai,rlM .1 I I ■ M - ■ 1-. \ ar. pjia- 



^:;!i;'^f;;^;■:;;,..a';;a,■;!;■", I ,. . y'r^.s™:" 



viminalis. WiU.l. lira,,. I. , ,.,,,-,. whorls, almost 

 horiximlal. witli \cry Imh^' ;i,i,I slnnUr branchlets witn- 



branchbts. Var.'virgata, .la,-,|. jS^ib 



f "«'I' '~.'i'r>ssv'' sr'"il,-^ "ill, : , ■ ''■•■ margin, 



hn^n: Vz/i:!!!: <:.r. M. 1. lU I :-al Gn. 



i;) p. 2:!9.-Oneot tl,.- mn^t .1,-,,,, • -;-,„. -.; of very 

 striking appearance with its ri,;id s,,iny lvs. spreadmg 

 in all directions from the stout branches. 



" Smitliiina, Boiss. (P. Morlnda, Link. P. Kliut- 

 ro'v Carr.). Tree, to l.iO ft., with wide-spreadmg 

 branches and slender pendulous branchlets : lvs. 

 crowded, usually thicker than broad, acute, bright or 

 dark green, ?i-2 in. long: pistillate fls. purple: cones 

 3-7 in long, dark brown and glossy; scales suborbicu- 

 liir with I,,,,' ,1 i,j, lirni. Himalayas. G.C. H. 

 •u'i'n Ci I' :>99; 39, p. 72. -One of the 



mo'-t'gra.-, I - , ,,.lcr in New England. The 



vountr )ir<,>M I ,,,, - ^' , - tarly and is liable to be in- 

 'iiired by lr,,-i iii >|'ni,t;, especially when planted in 

 warm and lUiiiip situations. 



3 Sohrenkiina, Fisch. & Mey. [P. obovAta, var. 

 ^elirinkh'iifi Carr). Tall pyramidal tree, with pendu- 



i;,,,- i„ !,|.', -, - 1. uiewhat similar inhabit toP. excelsa: 



l^, , , ! I !. ,1, acute, somewhat dull green, Ji-l/i 

 ill , ' : ' plants often slightly shorter: cones 



,.^li, 1 . I in long; scales with entire margin. 



,■,,,„ \.,. -.i! lol.evervsimilarinhabittoi'. Smi77i- 

 iaii.ii'nut n.aiitly introduced and only small plants 



""^4. oTovita! \L\lh. ( /'. 'esc^ls,:,y^T.'obovAta. C. Koch) 

 Tree, to lUO ft., similar in habit to the following, with 

 somewhat pendulous branchlets : young branches 

 brown, glabrous or slightly pubescent: lvs. quadrangu- 

 lar, acute, dull or bluish green. Y^-y* in. long: pistillate 

 fls. purple: cone oblong-ovate, light brown, about >,■, in. 



102. p. excelsa, var. elula, 7 \, ^_ _^WStyr 

 Hort., is probably a seedling of y 

 this variety and an intermedi- 

 ate form toward the lype. (!n. 

 3:177. There are also some 

 forms with variegated and yil- 

 low foliage. Two geographical 

 forms of slow growth and ,l.ii^,- 

 habit are var. alp^stris. I-, ,- . 

 from the liiL'li Al|,s, in I,,, , 

 Coliag.- r.-rnil,linu' /'..•' 

 var. medibxima, Nyl., i,-,,, ^ 

 Eu.. in habit and appraraina- 

 simUar to P. orientalis. P. 

 miniata, mentioned in the 

 genus Abies in the supplement- 

 ary list as A. miniata, is a mis- 

 print for A. mimtta, which is 

 a synonym of P. excelsa, var. i™o- 



pygmtfa. Cone of Norway Spruce. 



6. orienUUs, Carr. Tree, to (X Va-) 



120 ft., with ascending and 



spreading branches and somewhat pendulous branch- 

 lets : young branches brown, pubescent : lvs thick, 

 obtuse' <lark green and shining, crowded and more 

 °r :-.s , ,pr. -:. .1 t,. the branches: fls. carmine: cone 

 cvlin.lr,' 'v ,1, " :' • in. '""B. less than 1 in. thick: 

 ,N.,1,.. ,,il.,.,,laV .,,iire at the margin. W.Asia, Cau- 

 pasi. i:r II 'l::!08; 25:333; IIL 3:754. A. G. 

 iq-04M Jin .1. p. 1H9. V. 20:185.-A very graceful 

 Sp'ruce with dark, glossy foliage; of slow growth and 

 therefore valuable for smaller gardens, 

 lower limbs for many years. 



It holds 



