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PRACTICAL FORESTRY. 



P. Orientalls.— Oriental Spruce.— A beautiful tree, with very- 

 short, dark green leaves, about baJf an inch long, which entire- 

 ly surround the branches. A regular conical growing tree, but 

 not a rapid grower. 



P. polita.— Tiger's Tail Spruce.— A native of the mountains 

 of Japan, is very distinct, with strong, rigid, sharp-pointed 

 leaves, somewhat sickle-shape, on 

 sturdy, strong branchlets, with 

 very prominent buds, as shown in 

 figure 58. Cones four or five inches ,/*:3 



long, of the shape shown in figure 

 54. It is a rather slow-growing 



Fig. 53.— BKANOHLET OF TIGEK'S TAIL 

 SPRUCE. 



Fig. 54. — CONE OF tiger's 



TAIL SPRUCE. 



species, but of a very sturdy habit. , My oldest specimen, ten 

 years planted, is only about eight feet high. This spruce 

 would make an excellent hedge plant, owing to its sharp- 

 pointed rigid leaves. 



P. flrma la another Japan species from the mountains of Ja- 

 pan, that promises to be a valuable addition to our list of East- 



