FRASER FIR. 



Abies Fraserl (Pursli.) Linr 



Fig. 40. Tip of main stem of tree bearing branchlet with mature cones, i ; branchlet with dis- 

 integrating cone, 2; detached scales and seed, 3 (Note the large exserted bract) ; sterile branchlet, 

 terminal, 4 ; do, from lower branch, under side, 5 ; same, upper side, 6 ; do, from near top of the 

 tree, 7. 



41. Trunk with spray of foliage at base. Great Smoky Mountains, N. C. 



