THE SILVER FIR 245 



The Scotch Pine. 



The Scotch Pine or Fir {Pinus syhestris, Linn.), so 

 familiar to us in Britain, is rarely found above 5,000 

 feet in the Alps, though it is common enough in the 

 Lowlands and the Subalpine zone. The same is true 

 of the Silver Fir {Abies pectinata, D. C.) { = Pinus 

 picea, Linn.), which is a characteristic Subalpine tree, 

 only rarely occurring in the Alpine zone. 



