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small and borne abundantly. T. c. albo-spica is a showy variety 

 with variegated foliage, distinct, free in growth, and of more 

 bushy habit than the type. The leaves are pale green and 

 creamy-white, and in winter are tinged with violet ; a gem for 

 the lawn. T. c. milfordensis is a compact variety, dwarf, and 

 very attractive. T, caroliniana (Abies caroliniand) is of bushy, 

 pyramidal habit, free in growth, and distinct from T. canadensis 

 by reason of its stouter branches, deep glossy green leaves, and 

 larger cones. In North Carolina it grows to a height of 50ft. 

 Tt Mertensiana {Abies Albertiana) is an elegant, hardy Conifer, 

 of pyramidal habit, more rapid and vigorous in growth than 

 T. canadensis. Its long spreading branches and feathery branchlets 

 are clothed with small deep green leaves, and it is very attrac- 

 tive when bearing its numerous small cones. T. Pattoniana 

 (Abies Pattoniana, A. WiUianisonii) is very beautiful, and well 

 adapted for planting on lawns. Its trunk is erect, its branches 

 are short and horizontal, and its small branchlets clothed with 

 light green leaves. T. P. glauca. is a handsome variety, and 

 differs from the type in its more drooping branches and 

 lovely glaucous leaves. This is also a beautiful lawn tree. 

 T. Sieboldi (Abies Tsuga, Tsuga diversifolid), the Japanese 

 Hemlock Fir, is an excellent sort for planting on the fringe of 

 the lawn as well as in small gardens. It is of pyramidal habit 

 and neat growth, its spreading, fan-shaped branches being well 

 clothed with short grass-green leaves, glaucous on their under- 

 surface. Both distinct and pleasing in appearance. 



Welungtonia GiGANTEA.-^See Sequoia gigantea. 



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