THE BALSAM FIR {.ibics hah. 



Blunt, flat leaves, pale beneath ami 2-ranked on the twig, characterise this species. On the old branches the leave? 

 are more sparse and scattered. The oblong cones are erect on the stem. The bark of young trunks and branches are marked 

 \>j pockets which discharge clear balsam when tapped 



