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Veitch’s silver fir, from Japan, and said also to occur on 
the neighboring coast of Manchuria, is useful for orna- 
mental purposes; it was discovered in 1860 on the famous 
Japanese mountain, Fuji-yama, by Mr. Veitch, for whom 
it is named. The red fir, from Washington and Oregon, 
with its blue leaves, borne almost erect and apparently 
on but one side of the branchlets, makes a conspicuous 
object; in its native country it sometimes attains a height 
of 250 feet but here is of very slow growth, as evidenced by 
the plants in the pinetum which are about 20 years old; 
its wood is sometimes used in the interior finishing of 
buildings. Among other firs here are: the white fir, from 
western North America, sometimes growing to a height 
of 200 to 250 feet; the Siberian fir, from northern Europe 
and Asia, yielding a soft lumber in general use and a bark 
used in tanning leather; the silver fir, from Europe; Nord- 
mann’s silver fir, from the Caucasus; the Cilician fir, from 
Asia Minor; and the Nikko silver fir, from Japan. 
The spruces (Picea) are located in the area to the north- 
east of the firs. Some of the spruces are most valuable 
timber trees. The oriental spruce, from western Asia and 
the Caucasus, is present in several specimens. One of the 
hardiest spruces for our climate, and a general favorite, is 
the Colorado spruce, which sometimes becomes 100 feet 
tall in its native country; this will be found here in the 
green form; also in the varieties glauca and Kosteri, the 
blue color of the young leaves more marked in the latter, 
and a pendulous form of variety glauca. The Norway 
spruce and a number of horticultural forms are brought to- 
gether to the west of the group of golden bells or Forsythia 
near the Garden station plaza; it is a commonly cultivated 
tree and furnishes a useful timber, which is known as “‘ white 
deal” in England, and is largely used in the manufacture of 
musical instruments; the resinous exudation of this tree 
is known as Burgundy pitch, which, in combination with 
other ingredients, is used in Europe to line beer casks. 
Other spruces of interest here are the Yesso spruce, the 
