TREES AND SHRUBS 



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Colorado Blue Spruce. (Picea parryana) 



tree and has been introduced extensively into cultivation. It 

 does well at Santa Fe, and could, no doubt, be used at other 

 places of similar elevation if properly cared for. 



The Balsam or Fir (Abies spp.). There are two 

 species of this genus in New Mexico, but neither is very abun- 

 dant at any place. Both grow in the high mountains at eleva- 

 tions of 7,000 feet and over. The leaves are apparently two- 

 ranked, making the branches appear flat. The cones are stout 

 and erect, borne on the uppermost branches only. The bracts 



