. Coniferous trees for profit & ornament : being a concise description of each species and variety, with the most recently approved nomenclature, list of synonyms, and best methods of cultivation. he under side. The cones are cylindrical, 5to 7 inches long, by from 2 to 3 inches in dia-meter, the scale edges incurved, and the bractsincluded, but protruding in the var. xanthocarpa,Lemmon, and terminating in a tail-hke its younger stages, the whole tree wears awhitish silvery appearance, as if coated withhoar frost; but this beautiful colouring is mostnoticeable when the specimens a
. Coniferous trees for profit & ornament : being a concise description of each species and variety, with the most recently approved nomenclature, list of synonyms, and best methods of cultivation. he under side. The cones are cylindrical, 5to 7 inches long, by from 2 to 3 inches in dia-meter, the scale edges incurved, and the bractsincluded, but protruding in the var. xanthocarpa,Lemmon, and terminating in a tail-hke its younger stages, the whole tree wears awhitish silvery appearance, as if coated withhoar frost; but this beautiful colouring is mostnoticeable when the specimens are growing underunusually favourable conditions. As an orna-mental tree, the present species is of great value,while the growth is rapid, one specimen of whichI kept a record having attained to the height of25 feet in a little over twelve years. It thrivesvigorously in reclaimed peat-bog at Churchhill,in the north of Ireland, where in this country thefirst cones were produced, but it also does well inrich loam. A. Mariesii, Masters. Mountains of —This is likely to turn out a useful coniferfor ornamental planting. It is remarkable inthat the fohage resembles some of the Tsugas,. Face page i6. ABIES LOWIAXA AT iSSi. Height, 7i feet. HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES 17 while the large purple cones, often 5 inches longand cyHndrical in shape, decide it to be a trueAbies. The leaves are only three-quarters of aninch long, many being much shorter, for the mostpart erect, and evenly disposed around the stem,and of a dull green colour. Being quite hardy inthis country, it is to be hoped that it will soon getwidely disseminated, while it grows with a fairamount of freedom, and in soils of ordinary NOBiLis, Lindley. Noble Silver Fir.(Synonyms: Pinus nobilis, Douglas; Piceanobilis, Loudon.) Washington, Oregon, and Cali-fornia. 1825.—^This tree is one of the hardiestand handsomest of the group, and is probablymore common than any other of the recentlyintroduc
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