TREES AND SHRUBS 



glaucous when young ; sccch small, nearly black, wing obliquely spathulate. 

 ripening in February of second year. 



Leaves spirally arranged round branches, 4-sided, stiff, acutely pointed, 

 scattered, 1-1^ in. long, dark green. 



An evergreen tree, 80-120 ft. ; pyramidal ; Brcmchcs horizontal ; h'anclilets 

 pendulous, tassel-like ; Bark greyish-brown, divided into small rounded or 

 quadrangular scales. 



Native of tlie Himalayas from Bhutan to Kafiristan ; introduced 1818. Syns. 

 Abies Smitldana and Pinus Smithiana. 



BLACK SPRUCE, Pkea nigra. 



Parks, gardens. May. Succeeds best in cool, moist loam. 



Floxoers monoecious, axillary ; Males sub-globose ; Stamens numerous, 

 anthers dark red ; Females oblong-cylindrical, scales obovate, purple, bracts 

 oblong, purple, glaucous, rounded at apex ; Fruit a cone, 1-1| in. long, ovate, 

 scales puberulous, rounded, toothed, purple when young, sometimes persistent 

 20-30 years ; seeds oblong, J in. long, dark brown, wings \ in. by i in. 



Leaves spirally disposed round branches, linear, slightly incurved above 

 middle, quadrangular, pale blue-green, glaucous, J-f in. long, hoary on upper 

 surface. 



An evergreen tree, 50-80 ft. ; Branches short, drooping, lower tier often 

 resting on ground ; hranchlets light green, pale pubescence, scaly ; Bark grey- 

 brown, scaly ; Buds ovate, acute, reddish-brown ; Wood light, soft, not strong, 

 pale yellow-white. 



Introduced from N. America, 1700. 



EASTERN SPRUCE, Pivea orientalis. 



Parks, gardens. May. Thrives on sandy soil ; well suited for exposed 

 situations. 



Floivers monoecious; Fruit a cone, sub-cylindrical, tapering towards apex, 



3 ins. long, f in. diam., scales loosely imbricated, broad at base, rounded at 



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