ABIES 



13. Pinsapo, Boiss. SPANISH FIR. Fig. 1. Tree 70-80 

 ft.: trunk 46 ft. in diarn.: Ivs. short, broad, rigid, 

 sharp-pointed, bright green, spreading from all sides of 

 the stiff branchlets : cones cylindrical, slender, gray- 

 brown, 5%-G in. long ; bracts shorter than their scales. 

 Mountains of central and southern Spain, often grega- 

 rious. G.C. III. 21:407. Not very hardy north of the 

 Middle states. 



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

 tiferons on both surfaces, flat or 4-sided on 

 sterile branches; 4-sided, acute, incurved and 

 crowded on fertile branches. 



14. ndbilis, Liudl. RED FIB. Tree 150-250 ft. : trunk 6-8 

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

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

 drical, purplish or olive-brown, 4-6 in. long; bracts much 

 longer, thin and covering the scales, strongly reflexed, 

 palo green. Cascade and Coast Mountains of Washington 

 and Oregon, of ten gregarious. S.S. 12:617. 



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

 in the trade. 



15. magnifica, 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, 

 6-9 in. 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. Shastensis, Lemm., of southern 

 Oregon and northern California, cones 

 somewhat smaller, with bracts as long as 

 or longer than the scales. S.S. 620. 



ABUTA 3 



ABRdMA (from a, not, and broma, food). Sterculid- 

 <>. Greenhouse evergreen trees. Prop, by seeds or by 

 cuttings in spring from half -ripened wood under glass. 



A. augiista. Linn, f . Lower Ivs. cordate, 3-5-lobed ; upper Ivs. 

 ovate-lanceolate. Trop.As. B.R. 518. A.fastubsa, R.Br. Lower 

 Ivs. cordate. 5-lobed; upper Ivs. ovate: fls. dark purple. Trop, 

 As., Austral. 



ABRONIA (from abros, delicate, referring to involu- 

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

 bena-like flowers suitable for baskets and rockeries; 

 commonly treated as hardy annuals. Mostly tender 

 perennials from Calif. Height 6-18 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, Bot. Calif. 2: 3-5. 



A. Flowers yellow. 



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

 Ivs. thick, broadly ovate or reni- 

 form, obtuse, on distinct petioles: 

 root stout, fusiform. A. are- 

 ndria, Menzies, is probably the 

 same, but is considered distinct by 

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



A A. flowers pink or rose. 



umbellata, Lam. Whole plant 

 viscid-puberulent : Ivs. typically 

 narrower than the above, oval 

 or oblong : fls. pink. F. S. 

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

 difldra, Hort., has larger fls. and 

 broader Ivs. 



villdsa, Watson. Smaller and 

 slenderer than the last and covered 

 with a glandular-villous pubes- 



A. Albertidna, Murr.=Tsuga hetero- 

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

 silvery below.very numerous, %-l in. long: 

 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. firma. A. 

 bractedta, Hook. & Arn. 

 =A. yenusta. A. Can- 

 adensis, Michx. = Tsuga 

 Canadensis. A. firma, 

 Sieb. & Zucc.=A. Mome, 

 Sieb. Lvs. thick and rigid, 

 lin.long:cones cylindrical 

 often 6in. long, with keeled 

 scales. Japan. Promising 

 for S. A. Hookeridna, 

 Murr.=- Tsuga Mertensi- 

 ana. A.lasiocdrpa, Nutt. 



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

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

 carpa, Vasey=Pseudotsuga macrocarpa. A. Mdriesii, Mast. 

 Small tree with crowded branches and short, dark foliage which 

 is pale below: cones large, darkpurple. N.Japan. A. Merten- 

 sidna, Lindl. =Tsuga heterophylla. A. Numidica, DeLannoy 

 =A. Baborensis. A. Pindrow, Spach.,isaformof A.Webbiana, 

 but has longer leaves and smaller cones. Himalayas. A. Eeg\- 

 noR Amdlice A. Cephalonica, var. Appolinis. A. religibsa, 

 Lindl. Long, slender, drooping branches: Ivs. silvery below: 

 cones 5 in. long. Mex. B.M. 6753. A.Sachalinensis, Mast. Tall 

 tree, with pale bark, white buds, and long, slender, dark green 

 Ivs. : cones 3 in. long. E. Asia. A. subalplna, Engelm.=lasio- 

 carpa. A+venutta, Koch. Lvs. acuminate, dark yellow, green 

 above and silvery below : cones 4 in. long, with long slen- 

 der bracts. California. S. S. 12 : 615, 616. B. M. 4740. A. 

 Webbidna, Lindl. Lvs. l-2%in. long, flat, silvery below: cones 

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

 nensis, alba, Alcockiana, Engelmanni, excelsa, Gregoriana, 

 miniata, Morinda, nigra, obovata, orientalis, pendula, polita, 

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

 Tsuga. 



C. S. SARGENT. 



ABdBRA (Brazilian name). Cucurbitacece. Green- 

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

 grows rapidly, and may be planted out in summer. The 

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

 rarely by soft cuttings. 



viridiflora, Naudin. Height 10-15 ft. : Ivs. much di- 

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

 Brazil. R.H. 18112:111. 



3. Abronia latifolia (X 



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

 Not common in cult. Int. 1891. 



AAA. Flowers white. 



mellifera, Dougl. Stouter than A. umbellata: involucre 

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

 Int. 1891. 



fragrans, 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. rbsea, Hart- 



weg.=umbellata ? 



M. 



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

 minbsce. 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 in sand. 



precatdrius,Linn. CRAB'S-EYE VINE. WEATHER-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. 1890. 



ABtTTA (native name) . Menispermacece. Greenhouse 

 evergreen climber. Prop, by cuttings under glass with 

 bottom heat. A. ruf6scens, Aubl. Lv.. ovate: fls. dark 

 purple within. S. Am. Unimportant. 



