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Tllis IjiMlll iflll S|,|- i^ rr-hirlnl III il- 



iialiiriil liniiii. io (li,. IiiiiiIn, iiihI \ii-iiii(y nf 

 liKMlllI :i ill strrilllK nl' ( 'oloiiidd, Wyoiiii ml;' iiikI 

 Ttlill. IjrIwiTil 111,' iillilll.lr. nf Crillll mid 



lOOOU ft. Ill llii-si' Innilitirs it sunii'tiincs 

 attains in thr foix'sts a liidf^'lit of 100 or cx- 

 iM'|)liniiully i:iO ft., \villi iniiik -i-.'l ft. in tliick- 

 noss anil narrow ofliMi i rrcLCnlar oprn top. 

 'I'Ik' isolated true, liowcM'r, rspc[-ia lly in its 

 \'oiith, possesses a rare and unique type of 

 beau(\'. Its liralielii's ^row init in sy tnnietrieal 

 wlioils of llattened sprays lon^fe^l near tile 

 ground and sneres-,i\ idy sliorli'r towards the 

 top, forniini^^ a p<'rfrr1 and Ihm nl i fiil pyraniiil. 

 riiis is farther enliam-ed liy I lie iiia^^ed l.diagi; 

 V. sil\er\' liliie or liiils raiiLiin^ fniiii tliat lo a 

 piir[)lisli lillle or green, a sillgde lied of seedlingi 

 preselllillg ]ielliaps llie entire range. Its 



beantifnl foiin and eolor together -\\itli its 



hardiness make it oim' of I he most \aliialde 



aeipiisitions for ornanienlal planting (jf ri':-eiit 

 years. 



The \M)o,l of I lie I'.llle Spl'llee is light, a ell. 



fl. widghilig 2:;.:;] Ihs., soft, wilh satiny siir- 



faee and siiilahle for the uses mentioned of the 



l?ed Spriiee.- 



r.rovrs rifiid, 4-sidrd. ti'iilii '^ hi. on fertih' 

 hriinehes tn 1 i<, in. len'^ "ii sOaile. cnivrd, spiii,\. 

 aeiiminate. Iiliilsll preen lo sil\i'r,\' or dnil .L;iTrn; 

 hl-iin.'llh'ls lilalH.lls. rinirrr.-: ivddisll .v.dlnw ; |iis 

 tilliilr Willi I. rend drnliriihile sen les and mill'' 

 hnii'l. I'niil: eenrs silhsessih'. ehlnnu-eylindlica I, 

 L:"/_.-4 in. Inns with K'less.v rliniahoidal lll.'xnos.' 

 soalft.s narrow and erose-denlale nt the elenffated 

 apex; sei'rt % in. hne,' with short wide wdnj,'.-' 



1. Wyn. P. piiHijeus Enf^i'lm. 



2. A. W'., Xr, 275. 



:',. Eel- f;eniis see p. f-'l). 



