CONIFERi^ 



with 3-8 anther-cells, yellow ; Females solitary, on sides of branches, 1 ovule, 

 surrounded by fleshy disk enclosed by small scales ; Fruit a hard seed, olive- 

 green, ovoid, with bony testa imbedded in a red wax-like cup, mucilaginous 

 and sweet. 



Leaves in 2 rows, lying in 1 plane, linear, flat, thin, h-\h in. long, coriaceous, 

 acute, convex and shining above, pale and unpolished below ; petiole very short, 

 with half twist. 



An evergreen tree, 15-50 ft. ; T'runk massive by coalescence of numerous 

 shoots ; Branches spreading, nearly horizontal ; Txcigs numerous ; Bark red, 

 thin, flaking ; growth very slow ; JFood liard, close-grained, elastic, heartwood 

 red. 



Native of Britain. Latin name baccata from bacca, a berry ; English name 

 from A.S. eozc, the Yew. Reputed to be the longest-lived tree. Leaves 

 poisonous. 



PLUM FIR, Frumnopitijs elegaus. 



Parks, gardens. j\Liy. Will thrive satisfactorily in smoky and dusty 

 localities. Its Yew-like appearance has earned for it the name of the Plum- 

 fruited Yew. Propagated by cuttings in pots of sandy loam under bell-glass 

 in 60°-70" in summer. 



Flowers in an axillary spike, peduncle 2-3 flowered, 1 -fruited by abortion, 

 antheriferous scales numerous, imbricate, 2 cells on the under side, bract scales 

 small, sessile, receptacle oval, on end of long neck, slightly 3-lobed, smooth, 

 purple, persistent ; Fruit drupaceous, globular, smooth, fleshy, succulent, dark 

 purple, without foot-stalk, size of Cherry ; seed with hard bony shell. 



Leaves scattered or in 2 rows, linear, tapering both ends, appressed, 

 coriaceous, rigid, glabrous, deep glossy green above, edges rusty, glaucous 

 beneath, |-li^ in. long. 



An evergreen tree, 40-50 ft. ; pyramidal ; Brauehes numerous, erect, 



spreading, lower ones drooping and often sweeping tlie ground ; branehlets 



short, stout, spreading ; Bark brown ; JVood hard, yellow, beautifully veined. 



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