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twelve lines of stomata in each band beneath. Shoots smooth, yellowish, 

 with dense reddish curved or twisted pubescence. Buds globose, 

 resinous. 



12. Abies brachyphylla, Maximowicz.'' Japan. See p. 765. 



Leaves in a V-shaped arrangement, short, scarcely exceeding f inch, slightly 

 bifid, white beneath. Shoots glabrous, with prominent pulvini and deep 

 grooves. Buds conical, resinous. 



Ill, Leaves on lateral branches not pectinate above, but densely crowded, those in the 

 middle line directed forwards in imbricated ranks, their bases not being 

 appressed to the branchlet. On the lower side of the shoot the leaves are in 

 two lateral sets. 



* Resin-canals marginal.^ 



13. Abies Nordmanniana, Spach.* Caucasus, Northern Asia Minor. See p. 746. 



Leaves up to i\ inch long, with rounded bifid apex. Shoots smooth, with 

 short scattered erect pubescence. Buds ovoid, brown, non-resinous. 



14. Abies amabilis, Forbes. Western N. America. See p. 782. 



Leaves in arrangement and size like those of A. Nordmanniana, but much 

 darker shining green, and with a truncate bifid apex ; they emit a fragrant 

 odour when bruised. Shoots smooth, with short wavy pubescence. Buds 

 small, globose, resinous. 



15. Abies religiosa, SchlechtendaA. Mexico, Guatemala. See p. 808. 



Leaves about i inch long, gradually narrowing from the middle to the 

 usually entire apex, which is occasionally slightly emarginate. Shoots 

 with prominent pulvini and dense minute erect pubescence. Buds shortly 

 cylindrical, resinous. 



The median upper leaves are much less numerous than in the two preceding 

 species. 



16. Abies Mariesii, Masters. Japan, Formosa. See p. 771. 



Leaves shorter and broader than in Abies Veitchii, widest in their upper 

 third, with a rounded and bifid apex. Shoot densely covered with a 

 ferruginous tomentum. Buds small, globose, resinous. 

 ** Resin-canals median. 



1 7. Abies Veitchii, Lindley. Japan. See p. 768. 



Leaves up to i inch long, truncate and bifid at the apex, uniform in width, 

 very white beneath, with nine to ten lines of stomata in each band. Shoots 

 smooth, covered with dense short erect pubescence. Buds small, globose, 

 resinous. 



The upper median leaves, pointing forwards, stand off from the shoot at a 

 wider angle than in A. Nordmanniana. 



1 Abies umbellata, Mayr, is said to be very similar in foliage to this species. See the description of this species, p. 768. 



2 A. numidica with strong shoots, is distinguished from all these species by the leaves of the upper side being directed 

 backwards. See No. 23. 



' A. cilicica, with strong shoots, resembles a weak A. Nordmanniana. See No. 22. 



