. A manual of the Coniferae, containing a general review of the order; a synopsis of the hardy kinds cultivated in Great Britain; their place and use in horticulture, etc., etc. With numerous woodcuts and illustrations. Conifers; Evergreens. Abies pattoniana. 11* Habitat.—The higher regions of the Sierra Nevada at 8,000 to 10,000 feet altitude. From Ebbett's Pass northwards through the Cascade Mountains to British Columbia. Introduced in 1851 by the Oregon Association of Edinburgh, through their collector, John Jeffrey, and named in compliment to Mr. Patton, of the Cairnies, afterwards Lord Ju
. A manual of the Coniferae, containing a general review of the order; a synopsis of the hardy kinds cultivated in Great Britain; their place and use in horticulture, etc., etc. With numerous woodcuts and illustrations. Conifers; Evergreens. Abies pattoniana. 11* Habitat.—The higher regions of the Sierra Nevada at 8,000 to 10,000 feet altitude. From Ebbett's Pass northwards through the Cascade Mountains to British Columbia. Introduced in 1851 by the Oregon Association of Edinburgh, through their collector, John Jeffrey, and named in compliment to Mr. Patton, of the Cairnies, afterwards Lord Justice Clerk, one of the leading members of the association. By Parlatore and Dr. Egelmann, this and the preceding are both referred to and described as one species, viz., Pattoniana. Carriere includes both in his description of Hookeriana. Botanically, then, the two trees are considered to be but one species; but as there are two horticulturally distinct forms in cultivation, for which dis- tinguishing names are necessary, we have retained both the names. Fig. 32.—Foliage of Abies Sooheriana of gardens. Natural Bize. in .question. There appears to us to be no doubt that Murray's Abies Hookeriana must sink to a synonym of A. Pattoniana, and that many of the plants in cultivation under the name of A. Hookeriana are not the A. Hookeriana of Murray, but another form more distinct from. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Veitch (James) & Sons. Chelsea
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