. In the genus Abies, asso- ciated with the silver fir, are a whole series of American, Siberian, and Japanese species. An interesting one is the Californian Abies bracteata, which has thorn- like processes on the cone 2 inches in length, cor- responding to the re-curved spines on the cone of the silver fir. It was introduced into England in 1853, and specimens are growing in Eastnor Park, near Ledbury. The beautiful ptnsapo of the Spanish Sierra Nevada also belongs to the genus Abies, and may be seen in some English plantations. The Tsuga firs of Japan and North America are related to Abies,
. In the genus Abies, asso- ciated with the silver fir, are a whole series of American, Siberian, and Japanese species. An interesting one is the Californian Abies bracteata, which has thorn- like processes on the cone 2 inches in length, cor- responding to the re-curved spines on the cone of the silver fir. It was introduced into England in 1853, and specimens are growing in Eastnor Park, near Ledbury. The beautiful ptnsapo of the Spanish Sierra Nevada also belongs to the genus Abies, and may be seen in some English plantations. The Tsuga firs of Japan and North America are related to Abies, but are now placed in a separate genus (Tsuga), as also is the Douglas fir of North America (Pseudo- tsuga), which has been extensively planted in Great Britain. B Fig. 37. A, The female cone of the Common Spruce, Picea ex- celsa. Half the natural size (linear measure- ment). It hangs from its attach- ment instead of standing up as A does the cone of the silver fir. B, Ripe cone-scale of the Common Spruce, detached and seen from the inner face, so as to show the two winged seeds. Enlarged.
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