BALSAM FIR. 



Abies balsamea (^L.) Mill. 



Fis. 37. r.ranclilft wilh mature closed cone liearini; heads of iiitcli. i ; section of upper main 

 stem of tree, with hranclilet liearint;' disintegratiiii^ cones, and scattered scales and seeds, _' l,Note 

 the very iinall liract) ; detached closed cones, ,? ; sterile branchlets, 4 ; leafless branchlet magnilied. 5, 



38. Trunk showing Misters and trickling free pitch, above. 



jq. Wood structure magnified 15 diameters. 



