any of the silver firs of North America, and is able to grow on 
mountain slopes where few other trees can maintain a foot- 
hold. At Castlewellan it is easily distinguished by its almost 
silvery leaves, which are more incurved and usually longer 
than those of the Californian variety. The tree also starts 
into growth later in the season, and is never injured by frost. 
This specimen was planted in 1888, and is now seventeen feet 
high. 
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