. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1923. A^bies excglsa. in length, and not more than 6 or 8 inches in diameter at the thickest end. The planks and deals are used for flooring rooms, and by musical instrument makers and carvers ; they are also used by cabinet-makers for lining furniture, and for packing-boxes, and many si
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1923. A^bies excglsa. in length, and not more than 6 or 8 inches in diameter at the thickest end. The planks and deals are used for flooring rooms, and by musical instrument makers and carvers ; they are also used by cabinet-makers for lining furniture, and for packing-boxes, and many similar purposes. The wood, being fine- grained, takes a high polish, and does well for gilding on ; and it will take a black stain as well as the wood of the pear tree. The spruce fir is one of the best nurses for other trees, not only from its dense mass of foliage, which may be considered as a reservoir of heat, but because, from its conical form, and its being abundantly furnished with branches on the surface of the ground, it acts as a non-conductor, and keeps the soil from cold and drought ; and, while it protects the plant to be sheltered from high winds, it admits the top of that plant to the free enjoyment of light and air. It makes excellent hedges for shelter, bearing the shears well. All agree that it requires a soil somewhat moist. It will thrive in soils of very different qualities; but it never attains large dimensions in shallow soils and exposed places. On dry soils, it invariably becomes stunted, produces a great number of cones at an early age, and soon dies. The check given to large trees by transplanting also throws them into bearing; by which means, even in the most suitable soils, the progress of the tree in making wood is much impeded. Hence, in the case of the spruce, as in all other ^bietiuEe, the great advantage of transplanting the tree when young. The spruce fir grows most luxuriantly in deep loams and low situations ; or on acclivities with a north-e
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