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ie TREES AND SHRUBS 

Larix Griffithii, Hooker. SikkIM LARCH. Adies Griffithiana, Lindley, 
Larix Sikkimensis, Hooker.) From the higher parts of Bhotan, Sikkim, and 
Nepal. 30 to 60 feet high. It is said to be an “ inelegant species ;’’ in other 
words, not ornamental. ) 
* Larix Kamtschatica, Carriere. KAMTSCHATKA LARCH. (Pinus 
Kamtschatica, Endlicher ; Abies Kamtschatica, Ruprecht; Abies Sibirica, 
Fischer.) A middle-sized tree from the Kamtschatka region, which would 
doubtless prove hardy here. 
* Larix Ledebourii, Ruprecht. ALTAIAN LARCH. (Pinus Ledebourit, 
Endlicher, and many other,synonymes.) A large tree from the Altai Moun- 
tains of Siberia; bears some resemblance to the European Larch. Cones, 
however, are very smail. 
Larix Lyallii, Parlatore. LYALL’s LARCH. (Pinus Lyallii, Parlatore.) 
A middle-sized tree from Northwest America, in the Cascade region. Its most 
striking peculiarity is the woolly covering of the leaf-buds and young shoots. 
Larix leptolepis, Stebo/d. SLENDER-SCALED JAPAN LARCH. (Pinus lep- 
tolepis, Endlicher,; Pinus Larix, Thunberg; Larix Faponica, Carriere.) 
A slender tree, 40 feet high, from Japan, where it is much prized and is called 
MONEY PINE. 
Libocedrus. A genus quite near to Thuja (Arbor Vite), differing chiefly 
in having the scales of the cones joined edge to edge, and each scale having 
but one unequally-winged seed. 
Libocedrus decurrens, Zorrey. DECURRENT-LEAVED ARBOR VITA. 
(Libocedrus gigantea, Low; Thuja gigantea, Hort.; but not of Nuttall.) 
Tall tree from the Sierras of California, making superb lumber. Leaves are 
decurrent along the branchlets. Called WHITE CEDAR by the Californians. 
Not hardy here, but in the Park catalogues. 
Picea. Firs. Leaves somewhat 2-ranked; cones erect at maturity, and 
the scales falling away from the axis. 
Picea amabilis, Zizd/ey. WESTERN SILVER Fir. (This tree is involved 
in so much doubt that I give nosynonymes.) Dr. Engelmann regards the tree 
cultivated in Edinburgh under this name as the one so named by Douglas, but 
he considers it as merely a variety of GRANDIS, to which (variety) he gives the 
name of DENSIFOLIA, and describes it thus: foliage dense, clustered on upper 
side of branches, like that of Mordmanniana ; leaves dark glossy green above, 
with two very conspicuous white bands below. Large tree from Oregon and 
British Columbia. 
Picea Apollinis, Rauch. ApoLtLo SILVER Fir. (Finus Cephalonica 
A pollinis, Gordon, in first edition of Pinetum; Adzes Apollinis, Link; Abies 
pectinata Apollinis, Endlicher.) Tree 60 to 70 feet high; head spreading; 
smooth yellowish bark without the resin-blisters so characteristic of the S/ver 
firs. Native of Greece. ; 
Picea balsamea, Loudon. BALM OF GILEAD Fir. (Pinus balsamea, 
Linnaeus; Abies balsamifera, Michaux, in part; Abies balsamea, Miller.) 
Eastern and colder parts of North America, extending southward along the 
mountains; 60 to 70 feet high. Handsome when young. Wood of no great 

