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pressed, abruptly short-unguiculate, tlie rounded ' upper margin subreflexed 

 and pubescent, several times exceeding the rounded dentate often long- 

 cuspidate bract; seed 5" long, 3" wide, obovate-cuneate, angled, the broad 

 wing rounded above and nearly equaling the scale. — There has been much 

 confusion between this and the following species. The sjsecimens of the 

 collection, however, appear quite clearly distinct from those referred to A. 

 grandis, and agree essentially with Parlatore's description, who claims to have 

 seen an original cone of Douglas', and with Newberry's account of the Cascade 

 Mountain trees. They do not accord with the description of the New Mexi- 

 can A. concolor, Eng. Reported from Washington Territory to Wyoming 

 and New Mexico. In the Wahsatch Mountains, but not frequent ; 7-9,000 

 feet altitude. (1,116.) 



Abies grandis, Lindl. (Pinus, Dougl. DC.Prodr. 16. 2. 427.) Tall, 

 pyramidal, with horizontal branches ; leaves 6-18" (usually 12/') long, 1" broad, 

 numerous, in 2 rows, spreading or erect, rigid, straight or curved, more or 

 less contracted and twisted above the base, obtuse or emarginate, green and 

 subsulcate above, strongly keeled and glaucous beneath ; cones 2¥-Bl' long, 

 li-2' wide, solitary, erect, oblong, obtuse, greenish; scales 7-10" long, 

 9-12" broad, horizontal and close-pressed, broad-cuneate and unguiculate 

 the rounded upper margin subreflexed and usually resinous-pubescent, much 

 exceeding the obcordate toothed short-mucronate bracts; seed 3'' long, 

 2" wide, obovate-cuneate, angled, wing nearly equaling the scale, somewhat 

 4-sided. — Bark rather thin, pale-gray or brownish ; wood fine-grained and 

 tough. From Washington Territory to California and Colorado. In the 

 Washoe Mountains, Nevada, where it is known as "White Spruce," and in the 

 Goose Creek, Wahsatch and Uinta Mountains, Utah ; 6-8,000 feet altitude. 

 As is true of the last species, the seeds are a favorite food of squirrels so that 

 it is frequently difficult to procure perfect cones, though there may be bushe 

 of scales heaped under the trees. (1,117.) 



Abies Douglasii, Lind. {Pinus, Sabin. DC.Prodr.lQ. 2. 430.) Tall 

 pyramidal, with horizontal drooping branches ; bud-scales spatulate, fimbriate 

 above; young branchlets pubescent; leaves 6-18" (usually 1') long, i" wide, 

 numerous, sub-2-rowed, spreading, straight or curved and rather rigid, flat- 

 tened, contracted and somewhat twisted above the rounded base, sulcata above 

 and sub-carinate beneath, obtuse oracutish; sterile aments 6-8" long, approx- 

 imate, the anther-crests short-lanceolate, erect; fertile aments purple, the 



