XXX.] FIRS. 343 



SILVER FIR (Abies pectinata). 



The only other European Fir of commercial im- 

 portance is the Silver Fir, belonging to a genus (Abies) 

 differing from the last chiefly in that the cones are 

 erect, and do not fall as a whole when ripe, but shed 

 their scales. 



The pinkish white and scarcely resinous wood 

 works up well, with a bright silky lustre, is of excellent 

 quality for carpentry and ship-work. It is light and 

 stiff, and, like Spruce, takes glue well. Nevertheless it 

 is as yet far less in request than the latter, though it is 

 employed in the making of paper pulp as well as for 

 boards, rafters, &c. 



