June 9, 19OP 
My dear 
'ir. Madison: 
1 forgot to inquire your initials no am 
t..'bi..i ’— tc sua ! • ' Mo tan vo lope as yoti^see it. I trust it 
rill react, you without any undue delay however. 
be.).it. ve I yj-o’idse-u xo xooi up te e differences between the 
en e.er • prucc am Me Blue bprrce ere noire allied ratters and lot 
* :a °- oeuu t. era. Today I lave hat e chance to do this and. 
report as follows 
.lAgca rongens oi Mu ye Iran 1 ■ synonymous wit:-, ieoa 'arrrana of 
y°r ' J -- L '■ "" e_i£2 ; l-pir 1 • r. as. tov T’ieea irons 7§T*the 
ooloraoo lue Spruce ent Abl e. 'eas iest is th? ~:&5*JSs“Sp?uce. 
- A1C - y ■■ t/c -'identical There* arc about four:- recognised 
noie or less well narked varieties, a: noted bclo - • * 
variety ardentea, wild' silvm wilt? foliage, 
oaerulea . with bluish foliage, 
,1 ipluuca, with a whitish waxy bloom on the foliage, 
viridig , with preen foila,ye 
hotly la s 11 oi C?irriore is what is conronlF ’mown 
; - : i v v° u' -las r r.rucc ox the ted ’ ir. I find the name Bouglas 
ir ic no.; now generally a;, lied to Mo tree as T thoirh Fa l fge 
ape ! 3a7iMse-|r995 it. II has numerous varieties, one of 
-rich 1 var^ty ylauca) Ms hlu' ’-ymer m almost silvcr^-Mite 
loliaye, v 
2ije§ orientclic oi Carriore is the Oriental .,yxucc which 
j..,. , . itnout doubt i tnmk, the tree v hic’ you call by that name. 
,. pr v peculiar conifer yrovMny near Idre. i'ussell’s house, the one 
0 % ; j - uo coulu nair.c toe other day, is apparently the birbrella 
10X1 ■ 1Xx remember the tree which we saw just before we reached 
t>ie 0riental dp rue os, the one that neiti or of us knew. It is in 
0w ^* dooms, which will be soon, you can yet a 
specimen to me i. shall be gldd to see if I can name it. 
fharMny you for the enjoyable day with, you I regain 
Tory truly yours, 
