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above, slightly silvery beneath. A very handsome, compact 

 growing tree, from Asia Minor. Moderately hardy, but occa- 

 sionally the foliage has been browned in winter on my oldest 

 specimen, now fifteen years planted. 



A, IVordmanuiansi, Link. — Nordmann's Fir. — Leaves an inch or 

 a little more in length, flat, incurved, dark, glossy-green above, 

 pale beneath. A handsome large tree, discovered by Prof. 

 Nordmann in the Adshar Mountains, at an elevation of about 

 six thousand feet. It is common in the Crimean Mountains, 

 and those east of the Black Sea. A hardy and highly prized 

 ornamental tree. 



A, pectinata, DeCandoUe. — European Silver Fir. — Leaves about 

 an inch long, flat, with occasionally an incurved point. A 

 rather unreliable tree for cultivation in this country, and is 

 usually short Uved, probably on account of the heat and dry- 

 ness of our climate. 



A. Pichta, Fischer. — Siberian Silver Fir. — Leaves about an inch 

 long, linear and flat, obtuse and incurved at the apex, mostly 

 scattered or crowded, not evenly distributed, very dark green 

 above, paler below. A very compact growing small tree, from 

 the mountains of Siberia. A hardy tree that thrives in almost 

 any kind of soil or situation. There is a variety known as 

 longifolia, with larger leaves and more silvery foliage. 



A, Pijidrow, Spach. — ^Upright Indian Fir. — Leaves two inches or 

 more in length, two-ranked, occasionally scattered, flat, acute, 

 deep green, slightly silvery on the underside. A very band- 

 some Asiatic species, but does poorly in our hot, dry climate. 



A. Pinsapo, Boissier. — Pinsapo Fir. — Leaves less than an inch 

 long, very stiff and shai-p-pointed, scattered regularly round 

 the branches. Branches in whorls, and branchlets very numer- 

 ous. A remarkably handsome tree from the mountains of 

 Spain, and only succeeds in somewhat sheltered situations in 

 our Atlantic States. 



1. Webbiaua, Lindley. — "Webb's Purplo-coned Silver Fir. — 

 Leaves an inch and a half to two inches long, mostly two- 

 ranked, linear, flat, and bright glossy-green above, slightly 

 silvery beneath. A large tree from the Himalayas and Nepal. 

 Wood exceedingly fragrant. The leaves often turn brown in 

 summer, owing to the great heat to which they are subjected 

 in our climate. 



