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century. The tree had been a conspicuous landmark 

 for years and its loss is much to be regretted 



The white spruce (Piceaalba) is a finer tree. There 

 are good specimens on the bank before the Waters 

 house at Wenham pond, growing in a position in which 

 it would be hard for most trees to thrive. This tree is 

 occasionally seen in yards in this neighborhood, but 

 most of the trees are small. There is one near the 

 sidewalk at No. 62 Lafayette street. The white spruce 

 grows naturally in northern New England, on the 

 Cliffs at Mount Desert, and at other exposed points 

 on the Maine coast. 



The Norway spruce (Picea excelsa) from Europe 

 is one of the most frequently planted among the conif- 

 erous trees. In favorable situations, and until the trees 

 are about fifty years old, they are graceful and dense, 

 but after that they fail. There are fine examples on 

 the Charles A. Ropes estate and in the grounds at the 

 corner of Felt and Dearborn streets in North Salem, 

 and single trees are growing in many parts of the city. 

 Its habit is more graceful than either of our native 

 spruces. 



The balsam fir (Abies balsamea) is oftener seen in 

 the country towns than in cities. There is a very tall 

 tree on Lowell street, Peabody, another in a yard at 

 Beaver Brook by the horse car tracks and near the 

 Newburyport turnpike, and there is a tree, but not so 

 large, in Harmony Grove Cemetery near the Peabody 

 entrance. To those who were familiar with this tree 

 and had seen thousands of acres of it growing in New 

 Hampshire and Maine, and knew the contempt in which 

 it is held by owners on account of its uselessness for 

 fuel and mechanical purposes, the fad for "pine pil- 



