ABIES 



Spanish Fir. Fig. 



0-80 



13. Pinsftpo, Boi! 

 ft.: trunk 4-G ft. in diam.: Ivs. sliuil, Iiio:,M. rim,!. 

 sharp-pointed, bright green, spreading; iiMin .ill ^i.l,-. nf 

 the stiff branohlets : cones cyliudii.:il. -I. n.l. i , -iny- 

 brown, 5>^-6 in. long ; bracts shorter th.in ih.-ii' >.ali;s. 

 Mountains of central and .southern Spain, otuii gii;ga- 

 rious. G.C. III. 21:407.-Not very hardy north o£ the 

 Middle states. 



AA. JVobiles. Leaves blue-green, often glaucous, stoma- 

 tiferous on both surfaces, flat or 4-sided on 

 sterile branches; 4-sided, acute, incurved and 

 crowded on fertile branches. 



14. n6bilis, Lindl. Red Fir. Tree 150-250 ft. : trunk C-8 

 ft. in diara. : Ivs. on lower branches grooved above, 

 rounded and emarginate at the apex : cones oblong-cylin- 

 drical, purplish or olive-brown, 4-G in. long; bracts much 

 longer, thin and covering the scales, strongly reflexed, 

 palfi green. Cascade and Coast Mountains of Washington 

 and Oregon, often gregarious. S.S. 12:617. 



G. C. III. 20: 275. -There is a var. glauca 

 in the trade. 



15. magniHca, A. Murr. Red Fir. Fig. 

 2, /. Tree 200-250 ft. : trunk 6-10 ft. in 

 diam. : Ivs. quadrangular, bluntly pointed 

 on sterile and acute on fertile branches : 

 cones oblong-cylindrical, purplish brown, 

 6-9in. long; bracts much shorter than the 

 scales. Sierra Nevada of California; gre- 

 garious and forming great forests. S.S. 

 12 :618. Gn. 37, p. 591. - Wood occasionally 

 manufactured into lumber. Less hardy 

 in the eastern states than A. nobilis. 



Var. Shast^nsis, Lemm., of southern 

 Oregon and northern California, 

 somewhat smaller, with bracts as long 

 or longer than the scales. S.T 



A. Albertiina, Murr.=Tsuga hetero- 

 phylla. — A. Baborensis, Let. Lvs. dark, 

 silvery below, very numerous, K-1 in. loug; 

 cones 4 or 5 together, reaching 7 or 8 in. 

 long and 1 in. diam. N. Africa. R.H. 1866, 

 p. 106.- A. bifida. Sieb. 

 & Zucc.= A 

 bractedta. Hook. & Arn. 

 =A. venusta. — A. Can- 

 adensis, Michx. = Tsuga 

 Canadensis. —A 

 Sieb. & Zucc.=. 

 Sieb. Lvs. thick and rigid, 

 lin.long: cones cylindrical 



for S.-A 

 Murr.= Tsuga Mertensi- 

 ana. — A.lasiocdrpa, Nutt. 



Lvs. blue-green and glaucous: cones Sin. long, witlx very broad 

 spineless scales. Western U.S.Gng.4:373. S.S. 12:611.-A.macro- 

 cArpa, Vasey=Pseudotsuga macrocarpa. — A. Jl/drieau, Mast. 

 Small tree with crowded branches and short, dark foliage which 

 is pale below: cones large, dark purple. N.Japan. —A. 3/"er(en- 

 siana, Lindl.=Tsuga heterophylla. — A. Numldica, DeLannoy 

 = A. Baborensis. — A.Pindrov), Spach.,isaformof A.Webbiana, 

 but has longer leaves and smallercoues. Himalayas. — A. Segl- 

 iKE Amdliw = A. Cephalonica, var. Appolinis — .4. religibsa, 

 Lindl. Long, slender, drooping hraTnli.'^: l^^. silvery below: 



ABUTA 3 



ABRdMA (from o, not, and broma, food). Stercnlid- 

 r,.i. Hre.-nhouseevergreen trees. Prop, by seeds or by 

 (■uitiiiu^> ill s prill jr from half-riprni'd wood under glass. 



A. riihiijshi. Linn. f. Lower lvs, f<)r(lato. r!-.')-lobed: upper lvs. 

 i.van- l:ni.-,M.lati-. Trop As. li.I^ als.- J../us(n6sci, R.Br. Lower 

 Ivb. c.iiilaU', a-lobed; upper lvs. ovate; Us. d;irk purple. Trop. 



ABRONIA (from abros, delicate, referring to involu- 

 cre). Nyctagindcece. Trailing plants, with fragrant ver- 

 bena-like flowers suitable for baskets and rockeries; 

 commonly treated as hardy annuals. Mostly tender 

 perennials from Calif. Height 0-18 in. For early and 

 continuous summer bloom, seeds may be sown in pots 

 of sandy soil the previous autumn and wintered in a 

 frame. Peel off the husk before sowing seed. Cf. Sereno 

 Watson, Hot. Calif. 2: 3-5. 



A. Flowers yellow. 



latifdlia, Esch. Fig. 3. Plant very viscid-pubescent: 



lvs. thick, broadly ovate or reni- 



form, obtuse, on distinct petioles: 



root stout, fusiform. A. are- 



ndria, Menzies, is probably the 



sidered distinct by 



some! B.M.6546. G.C. II. 16: 365. 



AA. Flou^ers 



umbellata, Lam. Whole plant 



viscid-puberulent : lvs. typically 



narrower than the above, oval 



or oblong : 



11 : 1095. P. M. 16: 36. Var. gran- 

 diflbra, Hort., has larger fls. and 

 broader lvs. 



vllldsa, Watson. Smaller and 

 slenderer than the last and covered 

 with a glandular-villous pubes- 





_ Mex. B.M.I 

 til pale bark, white 1 



Tall 



si, iiiler, dark green 

 nri, Engelm.=lasio- 

 , dark yellow, green 

 g, with long, slen- 



earpa. — A.ve7iusta,Koch. Lvs. acnm 

 above and silvery below ; cones 4 in _ 



der bracts. California. S. S. 13 : 613. 610. B. M. 4740, 

 Webbidna, liinil. Lvs. l-2Xin. long, flat, silvery below: cones 

 cylindrical, 6 or 7 in. long. Himalayas. See Picea for A. Aja- 

 nensis, alba, Alcockiana, Engelmanni, excelsa, Qregoriana, 

 ffiiniata, Morinda, nigra, obovata, orientaUs, pendxcla, polita, 

 pungens, Schrenkiana, Smithiana. See, also, Pseudotsuga and 

 '^'''^"- C. S. Sargent. 



ABdBRA (Brazilian name). CucurbitAcew. Green- 

 house climber, cult, for its numerous small, showy fruits : 

 grows rapidly, and maybe planted out in summer. The 

 tuberous roots are stored like dahlias. Prop, by seeds or 

 rarely by soft cuttings. 



viridilldra, Naudin. Height 10-15 ft.: lvs. much di- 

 vided: fls. small, pale green, fragrant: fr. a scarlet gourd. 

 Brazil. R.H. 1802: 111. 



cence: lvs. rarely 1 in. long: fls. 5-15 in a cluster, rose. 

 Not common in cult. Int. 1891. 



AAA. Flou'ers wTiite. 



melllfera, Dougl. Stouter than A. «m6eHa<o.- involucre 

 larger, scarious: lvs. longer and narrower. B.M. 2879. 

 Int. 1891. 



frigrana, Nutt. Lvs. larger than in A. umbellata, 

 broader at the base and more tapering: fls. night-bloom- 

 ing. B.M. 5544. 



A.pulchella, Nicholson. Fls. pinkish rose.— A. rdsea, Hart- 

 weg.=umbellata 1 \y_ Ji. 



ABRUS (from abros, soft, referring to leaves). Zegu- 

 minbsie. Deciduous greenhouse climber, or used S. 

 outdoors for screens. Roots have virtues of licorice. 

 Needs strong heat for indoor culture. Prop, by seeds 

 or by cuttings under glass iu sand. 



precatdrius.Linn. Crab's-ete Vine. Weathek-plant. 

 Height 10-12 ft. : leaflets oblong, in numerous pairs: fls. 

 varying from rose to white: seeds bright scarlet, with a 

 black spot, used by Buddhists for rosaries, and in India 

 as standards of weight. Tropics. — The absurd claims 

 made for its weather-prophesying properties are exposed 

 by Oliver in Kew Bull. Jan. 1S90. 



ABtTA (native naiiM I. .1,' . - i' n„,\eea:. Greenhouse 



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