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tinguishable from those of A. pedinata, are from 5 to 6 inches in 

 length, and about 1£ inch in diameter. 



Habitat. — Mount Enos (now Monte Negro) in the island of 

 Cephalonia, whence its specific name. Also, throughout all Greece, 

 on the mountains, from 2,500 to 5,000 feet of elevation, forming 

 dense forests.* 



Introduced in 1824 by General Charles James Napier, at that 

 time Governor of Cephalonia. 



Many fine specimens of Abies ceplialonica are growing in almost every 

 part of Great Britain, proving that it is quite hardy, and that it 

 flourishes in a great variety of soils. It is best planted in a rather 

 exposed situation to prevent starting into growth too early in spring, 

 as the young shoots are frequently injured by late frosts, which prove 

 destructive to so many fine Abies. To secure fine specimens, a space 

 having a radius of not less than from 25 to 30 feet should be allowed 

 for each. 



Abies concolor syn. lasiocarpa, as seen in its maturity in the 



Californian valleys, much resembles its great congener A. grandis, and, 



like that noble tree, has a tall straight tapering trunk from 80 to 



150 feet high, with a diameter varying from 2 to 4 feet at the 



base. The habit and fohage of the young trees growing in Britain 



show, however, that it is quite distinct from A. grandis ; the branches 



are more robust — they grow horizontally, and sometimes unevenly, 



giving the tree an irregular, but by no means an inelegant, outline. 



The leaves are distichously arranged in double rows, those in the 



lower row being the longest, or about 2J inches long, those above 



of variable length, but generally about one-fourth shorter than those 



below; they are narrow, blunt, or emarginate at the apex, with a 



single line along the middle, sunk in the upper surface and raised 



on the lower one, pale green, and glaucous above, silvery beneath. 



The cones are cylindrical, obtuse both at base and apex, variable 



in size, the largest from 4 to 6 inches long, with a diameter of 



from 2 to 2£ inches, composed of numerous closely imbricated scales, 



nearly twice as broad as deep, and enclosing a short truncate bract. 



Habitat. — The southern Eocky Mountains from Pike's Peak in 

 Colorado westwards to the Shasta in California, at elevations from 

 3,000 to 7,000 feet. It is also spread over parts of New Mexico, 



* farlatore in Prod., xvi., p. 422. 



