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PART II. 



SYNOPSIS 



GENERA, SPECIES, AND VARIETIES. 



The Order Coniferas includes the following Tribes and Genera, 

 omitting those of the latter unsuitable for cultivation in the open 

 air in Great Britain. Tribes II. and III. correspond nearly to the 

 Sub-tribes Taxodise, and Cupressese of Parlatore in De Candolle's 

 Prodromus, Pars. xvi. 



I. Abietine.e — The Fir and Pine Tribe. 



1. Abies— The Fir. 



(a.) Picea3 — The Spruce Firs. 

 (&.) Sapini — The Silver Firs, 

 (c.) Tsugae— The Hemlock Firs. 



2. Larix — The Larch. 



3. Cedrus— The Cedar. 



4. Pinus — The Pine. 



(a.) Binas — Leaves two in a sheath. 

 (6.) Ternse — Leaves three in a sheath, 

 (c.) Quinae — Leaves five in a sheath. 



5. Araucaria — The Chili Pine. 



