: atcd with ;iii elevated tubercle, vcrv short, not more than ~* in. 

 IODL:, ru'ul, rather sharp-pointed, ami \cry soon tallinu oil' the dried spe- 

 cimens. Cones pendulous, cylindrical, .'> in. lt>ii'_ r ; scales elliptic', obtuse, 

 loo.-e, >ome\\hat wav\, cartilaginous aiul scarious; bright brown; ranged, 

 \\hcn mature, <>u the upper margin; persistent alter the seeds have 

 dropped. Braetcolcs lanceolate, acute, rather ri_:'ul. irreiiularlv crcnnlated 

 on the margin; hall' the- length ol' the scales. Seed - Miiall, brown, first 

 convex, aiul then flat ; uini: somewhat elliptic, slight 1\ ami irregularly 

 crcnuiated at the apex ; the other margin straight, thick, and revolute. 

 t LII/H-'I., l\i:ii. C//r., and observations.) Douglas describes the wood of this 

 species as beiu^ of excellent quaiitv ; but little is kno\\n respecting the habit 

 oi' lii.- tree. It was found on the north-west coast of America, in North 

 California; and named bv its discoverer in honour of our much esteemed 

 friend, Archibald Menxies, Esq.; a botanist who has introduced many valu- 

 able species; and who. havinn discovered mam others, of which he \\as 

 unable to procure' seeds, nearlv 40 vears a;jo, has had the pleasure of seeing 

 them at length introduced, and brought into general cultivation. Only a very 

 ie\\ plants, of J. Men/ii ->ii were raised in the Horticultural Society's Garden 

 in the vear IX>^; so that the species is at present extreme!)' rare in this 

 countrv ; it is, however, as v e art' informed bv Mr. Lawson and Mr. M'Nab, 

 juii.. much more plentiful in Scotland. The plant in the Horticultural 

 Society's Garden is nearly 3 ft. liii^h ; and there are plants about the same 

 height at lli'Jicleie and llendon Rectory. It is rcadil\ propagated bv cut- 

 tiiii:>; and plants may be procured in the nurseries at :> guineas each. 



? !. A. CANAUI/NSIS /,. The Canada Pint-, or ILonlock Spruce I ; ir. 



IdcntijicHthn. Miclix. N. A HUT. Syl., ,;. \\ 1\J. 



Si//ii,iii/nit\i. J'. caiiadciisis /.///. S/i~. /'/., 1U1. ; /'. aiiu-ric;u)n /)// Hoi Ilarlil,-., cd. Pott., -2. p. I.",!., 

 ' .lit.' 11, rt. AY;/'., 3. p. 37U., I.anih. Pin., cd. L'., 1. t. 4."., .V////V in /.'.v.v'.s Ci/r.. No. '.!'.: /'. .-V\w> 



aiiHTii-aiui M,i>*/t. Afh. Amcr.t p. Ki.J. ; l'i-rus>o, liy tlic Frcnrh in Canada; Sapin du Canada, /';-. ; 



S liu-rlinx.- 1'iclitc', do: 

 /.//_/,;;/,,->. I.anih. I'in, cd. C., 1. t. 45. ; Alidix. X. AIIHT. S>!.,;?. t. IV.'.: N. Du Ham., '.. t. S'J. 



t. 1. , and tin.- plati'i oi' this tree in (jur la>t \OluiiH'. 



S/ifi-. ('/if//-., <.}<. Leaves solitary, flat, slightly dentieulate, obtuse, two-ranked. 

 ( 'oiK-M oval, tei'iniual, peiuk-nt. naked, scarcely longer than the leaves. ( 7,n/.v. ) 

 Leaves i'roni ^ in. to ;' in. lonn, and t \-. -in. broad. Cones from ^ in. to ; in. 

 lon. r , and : < in. broad; scales rountl-oblong, -.', in. long, and i in. broail. 

 >eed \'ei'\ small, scarcely ' in. lon^ ; and \\iih the \\ini:, ^ in. Ion::. Native 

 ol North America. Introduced in I'ioii. 



I)r?;rrij)t/ti. The hemlock sjiruce, in l ; ,uroj)e, is a most elegant tree, i'lom 

 the s\'inmetrical tlisposition ol its branches, which droop yracefnlh at tlieir 

 (jxtremities, and its light, and yet tufted, foliage. In America, \\liile the tree 

 i> vouni: and under '.'>() It. hiLih, it is as beautiful as in England ; but, when it 

 attain- its i'ud Drouth, Michaux informs us, the large limbs are usiialh broken 

 oil i It. or :> It. irom tluj trunk, and the withered extremities are seen " staring 

 out" through the little twi'_ r s \\hieh have spruni: out around them. '' In 

 tin-, mutilated state, bv \\hich it is c'asil\ recognised, it lias a disagreeable 

 aspect, and presents, while in full vigour, an mia^e of decrepitude." This 

 b.eal.hiL! of the hmbs is attributed to the siiou lod^iiii: upon the close, tufted, 

 honxonial branches ; and it ue\ er happens to \ oiui 1 .: trees, the \\ ood of which 

 i- more ela-' ic. ( >ee p. 'i I '.>'i .) Alicliaux adds t hat the \\ oods in the northern 

 tales are filled v, ith dead trees of the hemlock spruce; but lie is unable to 

 -a v \\ lie' her 1 1 ic v have been killed b\ an insect , or b\ soi IK; other cause. I he 

 dead mo-vs-'jro'.v u tree> of this species, he adds, " \\hieh stand mouldering 

 for '^11 or .'>n veal's, dd'onM the forests of this part of the I niled Slates ; and 

 uive th m a 'iloomv and desolate appearance." This spe< K s has the pecu- 

 lini'it \ (f sometime.-) ceasing to LM'OU at the height of :i ft. or : J . ft . (i in. In this 

 -tale, >.;iys Mi; haux, it has a p\ramidal shape, and its compact tufted branches 

 aiiiierc i(> the ground. 'I he trunk ot llie hemlock spruce is straight, and of 

 iimlorm s;/e for l\\o thirds of its height. The branches are numerous and 



