. 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. 1046 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM the wing Jin. long, and fin. broad. A noble tree. Northern California, in low moist vallej's, where it attains the height of 200 ft. Introduced in 1831, and as yet rare in England. A noble tree, akin to P. balsamea, with a brown bark. Leaves pec
. 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. 1046 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM the wing Jin. long, and fin. broad. A noble tree. Northern California, in low moist vallej's, where it attains the height of 200 ft. Introduced in 1831, and as yet rare in England. A noble tree, akin to P. balsamea, with a brown bark. Leaves pectinate and spreading, linear, roundish at the apex, emarginate, callous on the margin, quite entire ; green and shining above, silvery beneath, somewhat dilated to- wards the apex; 1 in. long. Cones lateral, solitary, cylindrical, obtuse, very similar to those of P. Cedrus, but larger, 6 in. long, of a chestnut-brown colour. Scales transverse, very broad, lamelli- forra, deciduous, stalked, incurved on the margin, much shorter than the scales. Seeds oblong, with a coriaceous testa, and a very broad wing. 1969. p. grandis. t 9. P. ama'bihs. The lovely Silver Fir. Synonyme. Pinus amfibilis Douglas MS. Engravings. Our figs. I960, 1961. from Doiigljis's specimens in the herbarium of the Hort. Soc. Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves flat, obtuse, entire. Cones cy- lindrical ; bracteoles very short, pointed. Scales tri- angular ; the upper margin rounded, entire. Leaves, on Douglas's specimen, ]i in. long; and on the young plant in the Horti- cultural Society's Garden,. 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 Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843; Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum. London : F. Warne & Co. ; New York : Scribner, Welford & Armstrong
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