338 WEEDS AND USEFUL PLANTS. 
bs. This tree is so generally diffused srenahout Northern America 
iat it has bee pire a =a rex gy in Vignettes on maps, and other 
devices, ay reference to the cou It does ee however, afford a 
very valuable ati, mare ugh eancity sawed into seantling, and oth- 
-_— ayaa The bark is much used, in the Northern States, in the pro- 
ning ; and informs us, t e oneior® used 
it t to ete vir ois for baskets, of a red color. The tree bears prun- 
ing well, and makes a very excellent hedge or screen “ts gi protection 
of delicate plants, in those localities where strong winds prevail. 
tt sass 4-angled, equally distributed around the branch. 
3. A. Excen’sa, DC. Branchlets pendulous; cones cylindrical, = 
long ; ; scales Shona somewhat wavy on the edge and slightly lacera 
at the tapering apex 
Tati oz Lorry Apigs. snes pee or Fir. 
Trunk 60-80 feet or _ 
ranked. Cones 5-9 in ‘ae ed: iearly cy ylindrieal, tune Leen, poy cttege one pis ‘of 
the vhs’ a little thicker, ike a map = — 
Cultivated. 
Obs. This peiey solemn looking ie, with its Bea dark green 
waving branchilet anted for o ent, and is said to 
flourish better thas oe of our ge 28 species. "The | Bur eundy Pitch of 
shops is believed to be furnished by this species 
4. A. ni Poir. Leaves short, rigid, dark green ; cones ovate or 
oretenbleng’ ; scales with a thin wavy eroded edge. 
Brack Anres. Black Spruce. —— Spruce. 
Prunk 60 feet or more high, with a h ical top. Leaves 14 - 3% of an inch 
long. Ai 1-2 =— lon, 1g. 
New England and northward. 
Obs. Si ge as an ornamental shade tree. The young shoots are 
give the flavor to Spruce Beer; a A ape decoction obtained by 
boiling the lees; in water, is sold for purpose under 
names of “ Essence of Spruce.” The White Spruce (A, alba, Mz), 
also pier as Sin ingle Spruce, is sometimes cultivated ; it has lon; 
5 es entire and firm on the edge, and a eo colored 
lage. is by some considered a variety of Black Spruce. Both 
kinds “fford a valustie timber, much sie auigh am in ship building, especial: 
ly for the Bs Jee spars, when toughness, lightness and elasticity are 
required ; it is also used in the construction at ‘sas 
3. LA'RIX, Tournef. Larcn. 
[The ancient name.] 
Aments lateral, scattered and bud-like. Seastxare i. Mpg as in 
Pinus. Cones erect, ovoid ; scales persistent. sist 
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