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SPRUCE FIR. 



sisting the attacks of insects^ it was used^ some 

 years ago^ for drawers and cabinets. It is 

 much softer than the cedar of Lebanon^ and is 

 by no means so valuable a tree. — Mr. Burton^ 

 what other pines have you on your list ? " 



THE SPRUCE FIR. 



Of those which are strictly pines/' I said, 

 I shall only mention one more, — the Nor- 

 way Spruce Fir. This tree is said to be the 

 loftiest of the pine tribe in Europe. In its 

 native country, it has been known to reach the 

 height of 150 to 200 feet : in Britain, where 

 it has been known for upwards of a century, it 

 does not attain so great an altitude ; but is 

 much esteemed for its pleasing appearance. 



