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fir, used in the arts and in medicine. The Japanese silver 

 fir is an attractive plant, with its dark green stiff foliage. 

 Veitch's silver fir, from Japan, and said also to occur on 

 the neighboring coast of Manchuria, is one of the best for 

 ornamental purposes. It was discovered in i860 on the 

 famous Japanese mountain, Fuji-yama, by Mr. Veitch, 

 for whom it is named. The red fir, from Washington and 

 Oregon, with its blue leaves, borne almost erect and ap- 

 parently on but one side of the branchlets, makes a con- 

 spicuous object. In its native country it sometimes at- 

 tains a height of 250 feet. Its wood is sometimes used in 

 the interior finishing of buildings. Among other firs here 

 are: the white fir, from western North America, sometimes 

 growing to a height of 200 to 250 feet; the Siberian fir, 

 from northern Europe and Asia, yielding a soft lumber in 

 general use and a bark used in tanning leather; the common 

 silver fir, from Europe; Nordmann's silver fir, from the 

 Caucasus; the Sicilian silver fir, from Asia Minor; and the 

 Nikko silver fir, from Japan, 



The spruces (Picea) are located in the area to the north- 

 east of the firs. Some of the spruces are most valuable 

 timber trees. The oriental spruce, from Asia Minor, is 

 present in several specimens. One of the hardiest spruces 

 for our climate, and a general favorite, is the Colorado 

 spruce. This will be found here in the green form; also 

 variety glauca, variety Kosteri, the blue color of the young 

 leaves more marked than in glauca, and a pendulous form 

 of variety Kosteri. It usually grows about 100 feet tall 

 in its native country. The Norway spruce, with a number 

 of horticultural forms, are brought together to the west of 

 the group of golden bells or Forsythia near the Garden 

 station plaza. It is a commonly cultivated tree and 

 furnishes a useful timber, which is known as "white deal" 

 in England, and is largely used in the manufacture of 

 musical instruments. The resinous exudation of this tree 

 is known as Burgundy pitch, which, in combination with 

 other ingredients, is used in Europe to line beer casks. 



