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found admirable for hall use. A. excelsa (Fig 36) is 

 the leading species, because it was first introduced. It 

 is therefore better known than A. glauca or A. robust a 

 compacta. A. glauca has foliage of a rich blue-green. 

 A. robust a compact a is a strong grower of very com- 

 pact growth, and most symmetrical habit. Its heavily 



FIG 36 ARAUCARIA EXCELSA 



foliaged branches appear to be covered with moss, so 

 thickly set are they with the rich, deep green foliage. 

 The two last named kinds have been very high-priced, 

 until within a few years, because of their scarcity, but 

 they are now grown in large quantities, and very fine 

 specimens can be bought for a reasonable sum. 



