1334 



PICEA 



>nally 



7. rtbra, Link (/>. acuthsima,J. G. Jack. P. 

 t\^d-f. ".^''f''''^- T'ee, to 80 ft. or ocea,...,.„.. 

 to 100 ft., with short and slender branches forming ' 

 narrow pyramidal head, with red-brown bark : youne 

 branches reddish brown: Ivs. quadrangular, acute or 

 mucronate, dark or bright green, shining, about K in 

 long: fls. purple: cones obloiiL-, P, •' i., l-ii- 'fi.rlit 



reddish brown, glossy; scales d •■■ • ■ i, ,| Viiii 7-11 



tire or slightly erose at the ni;M l i • ,n ,,la t,. 



N. C, along the Alleghany Mr^. - - i , ||.'„„| 

 some tree, but requires cool an.i hh-ii .iiiilU"ii iml is 

 less drought-enduring than most otiiers. 

 p.^- ?l^''',i''"'^ (P- itarldna, Britt., Stems & Pogg.). 

 fnf-J '"'^■M^7'^';""''">' *" 20-30 ft. or occasionally to 

 100 ft., with slender, often pendulous branches fomiing 

 a narrow, irregular head: bark gray-browu: youii- 



; scales orbicular, with 

 Hf.\ible. Prom Labra- 

 Uinn._and N. Y. S.S. 

 -1 :2251.— A decorative 

 ij :iiid with rather light 

 »:it and drought much 



;ir. anjdntea 



iiing 



Tree, 



The pictni-e shows the 

 between the tip and A is la 

 and beyond B is a part th 

 years old: from C to D is 

 not shown in the drawing i 

 the upper flgnre; but there 



nb that is eight years old. 



between A and B it is two ; 



The section beyoni 



OS trln 



ren ye.ars of age. The four years' growth oT'tlus ,,„ 



I as densely covered with foliage as is the part sliow.i 



..V „..i-io uie not many leaves between C and D (seven vors .^; 



younger,. This shi:;'sTar?^ererviV^SU\ror"set^^^^^^^^^^^ 



nhtT-'T.^Ti' "^ yellowish brown: Ivs. quadrangular, 



obtusi.sh, du 1 dark or bluish green, bloomy especially on 



oWMnF^I f"*^' -^ -^ in- long: fls. purple: cones oval- 

 oblong, globose-ovat^ when open, dull grayish brown, 



(Tth^ ™' '""S;j"^"'e« rounded and finely denticulate 



S a ,o r^!;"'";. '^'■"'" '^••^"- *o Va., Minn, and Brit. Col. 



nftlV, I r ''•-' V"'"'''" '° li'^^'it; cone-bearing trees 



most or, ■■„?„, r'' 7 ";''en growing in swamps. The 



wrthas"'n'lTn -V,owd?.ln'Ir-!"ch' ''^ "^"""^ Doumrtti, Carr., 

 pyramid. A shnilar form?somewl""'''"''" ''''"'"'.''"""■'■'' 

 Mari- 



{P. brevitma, Peck). Fig:™. •^;;MtJ^°^;^X.r, 

 spreading branches forming an irr.- -nlir -iikI ,r,,i 'u- 

 head: Ivs. usually J^-}^ in. long, l.lui.l', ..,'v,.n- ',',!," 

 K-1 in., seeds 1-12 in. long. Of lit'ti.. .,Tiriin,oi-,i v ,i,,' ^ 

 V. 2.1:291. A.G. 23:201, 203. Var. virgata KVIhI s 

 a sparingly branched form with Ion- and sli^nilor 

 branches destitute of branchlets, very" similar to P 

 excelsa.vur. virgata. G.P. 8:45. Var. ptimila, Hort is 

 a dwarf, compact, cushion-like form of very dark green 



j-j..«.uiu. ^ siiniiar lorm. somewhat l>rii:i 

 and with more light bluLsh green fnlj-,-,. 

 4na, Beissn. G.C. III. 11:80. Var. hre 



PICEA 



brown and glossy, 1 1.^-2 in. long 



usually entire maririn. tliin and 



dor to Alaska, south to Mont 



12:598. G.P. 8:21'.!; !i ::;,-,:,. j-.s. 



species of dense h.-il.it win n \.,i,'u 



bluish green foliatri-; it ni.liii . s 1 



better than the two prcccilini,' s 



portant garden form is var. caeriilea, (an- fv'lr ' 



and var. glafica, Hort. Al.i, ^ riil,rn ' vii- "• 



Loud.). Of dense habit, with li-l,t I'.iui'sh' i 



almost silvery gray foliage. Var^ aiirea, Bei.- 



yellow foliage. Var. n4na. Loud. Dwarf, fo 



dense round bush. Var. p6ndula, Beissn. Will 



Ions branches. 



10. fiugelmanni, Engelm. (Abies commutAta, Murr.). 

 with slender spreading branches in 

 closely arranged whorls, forming a 

 dense and narrow pyramid in young 

 trees : winter-buds with brownish 

 yellow usually appressed or little 

 spreading scales: young branches 

 pale brownish yellow, pubescent: 

 Ivs. slender, straight or slightly 

 incurved, acute, bluish green to 

 steel-blue, K-1 in. long, without 

 resin canals, of a strong aromatic 

 odor when bruised: fls. purple- 

 cones oval- to cylindric -oblong, 

 light brown, lK-3 in. long; scales 

 rhomboidal, narrowed and" truncate 

 or rarely acute at the apex. From 

 Alberta and Brit. Col. to Ariz, and 

 N. M. S.S. 12:599.-A very orna- 

 iTiental tree, varying in the color 

 "t toliage. Var. glailca, Hort.. has 

 I'luish or steel-blue, and var. ar- 

 g^ntea, Hort., silvery gray foliage. 

 /'. pseiidnpnngens, Dieck, seems 

 not to differ from typical P. Engel- 

 nianui. P. JSnqehnanni is said to 

 be sold for P. pmigen.,. It is more 

 coninioii, and its seeds are there- 

 fore more readily secured. 



11. piingens, Engelm. {P. Par- 

 ri,rni,i, ,Sarg. Abies Mimiesi, 

 l-.ii^'i liii., not Lindl.). Fig. 1794 

 i T'.is. Tree, 80-100, or occasionally 

 I" I 'II ft., with horizontal stout 



I'luiin- ;i lri-,,,„|. regular pyramid: 



^•■'KUr liii.i- \vith brownish yellow 



NMiallx nllrxrii scales: young 



"Kbt yellowish brown: Ivs. rigid, 



' " '' ' ' "I i"» - a.'nminate, bluish green to silvery 



I ' ' ' '"'" green, % to one and one-flfth in. 



'"" ' ' ' ' '" '■•""'•s: cones cylindric-oblong, light 



'""" '"-."' "[■"}'. ~'A-i in. long; scales rhomlioirlal 



narrowi'il anil .-rose at the apex. Wyo. to Colo 'iiifl 



r?'- P-^- ^-;«%g-C- 11-20:725; lU. 10:547. M, 



p. 51. Gng.7:49. S.H. 2:273. F. 1884, p. 5. G.M. .|o:;.-, 



-A very handsome and very h.ardy tree of syniimtri.al 



;!"/■■ Accoriliii- to thr (litr.-ront sh.-olrs ,)t' color of the 



loii.'iyo, vais. argSntea, coeriilea and glauca, Hort are 



.h-ln,:;uisl„.d. Var.viridis, K, ^-.-l ( /', r„m,„„t,;t„, Hort.), 



'.*^ K''oeu Ivs. A dwarf compact form of 



'■'■i.-s originated about 10 ye 

 iteh^nsis, Ca 



(Ah! 



II.). TlDE- 

 lllll ft., OC- 



I lo-anches, 

 I <*ld trees 



Vil ™' ^""^ '^- ^""f ''^«»". Britt.. Stems & Pogg.). 

 Fig 1,94. Tree usually 60-70, sometimes to 150 ft 

 with ascendent branches and usually pendent branch- 

 Z.,,: ^ l^'l* brownish gray: Ivs. slightly curved, 



acute or acutish, more or less bluish green K-% in 

 long, of a strong, aromatic odor when bruised : fls' 

 pale red or yellowish: cones cylindric-oblong, light 



casioually 2(10 ft.liiyl: ■ ,■' '. ,,,!, , !, ,, 

 forming a brM.ni |.\ , ,■, 



the upper br,-iiirii.> ,:,,; .,i„i,, 



slender and spi-radm;;, rluih,,! unli ,|,i ■ i ' "'.i-i'"."'" 

 bark bright or dark ivd-browu: yoiin - V. ' ' ' ,' ' V 

 light brownish yellow, glabrous: h~^ ,,' 



shining and rounded on the lower vil r i ii ^ 



ridged and silvery white on the uiiii. r i,|, ' ~ii hi li- 

 acute or acuminate, V^-l in. long: staniio.-.t,. 'fls 'red- 

 cones cyhudric-oval, pale yellowish or reddish brown] 

 "r ■ ™.- '!??.=. s^^li^ rounded at the apex and erose. 

 G.F. 



Alaska to Cahf. 6.0.11.25:728,729. S.S. 



