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South Dakota. Some notes have already been given on a 

 preceding page on the native pine and spruce of this region. 

 The following additional reports will be of interest.: 



White Spruce. (Picea Canadensis, (Mill.) B. S. P.). Prof. 

 Thomas A. Williams wrote in May, 1895, concerning the 

 White spruce: u A handsome tree of large size growing on 

 the higher hills in the Black Hills region. A valuable tree 

 for forest planting. The occurrence of this tree in this 

 region afford an interesting problem in the geographical dis- 

 tribution of plants. This is the Picea alba of Gray's Manual." 



A. Norby, Madison, S. D., writes concerning specimens in 

 1892: "The Black Hills spruce is more compact and a little 

 slower in growth, but also hardier, more uniform in shape, 

 less hurt by drouth, and, as ornamental specimens, ranks 

 second only to the best Blue spruce or Silver fir. It is superior 

 to any of the eastern or exotic conifers, and deserves of being 

 largely planted. It also transplants readily." 



C. W. Gurney, Yankton, S. D., writes: "The Black Hills 

 spruce is 'a slow grower, but when established has no super- 

 ior for hardiness and utility." 



H. C. Warner, Forestburg, S. D., writes: "The Black 

 Hills spruce is a slow compact grower that should find a 

 place on every lawn." 



The Silvery Black Hills Spruce. As found in the 

 Black Hills, some specimens of the Black Hills spruce are 

 decidedly blue or silvery in color. These of course, are 

 more valued as lawn specimens than the ordinary green ones 

 and as our horticulture gets older these blue specimens will 

 be highly prized and more generally propagated. 



Black Spruce. 



Black Spruce. (Picea nigra^in^P. Mariana, (Mill.) B. 

 S. P.). Native of the northeastern United States, westward into 

 Minnesota and far north into Canada. The leaves are about 

 one-half inch in length, bark of young shoots reddish. The 

 cones hang on a number of years and soon become black 



