¿ S H i S s a s s s i s i i
B. Natives o f North Ameiica.
f 6 . P. b a l s a 'm e a . The Balm o f Gilead, or American Silver Fir
Synonymes. Pinos balsàmea L in . Sn P l U 2i . p '
A'b,ta balsàmea Marsh. Arh. A n j f n
S 3 n B V "?'Ȉmifera Michx. N . Amer.
k I i V,P' ■ ' F i r ; lo Eaume de Giiéad le
" ' ‘to n , Fr. ; Balsam Flehte, S a m
1 aiine, O e r .j Pnio balsamlfero, Itat.
E ngravmgs. lAmh. P in ., ed. 2 1 t 41 T 9 . Mitoi, xt
Spec. Char., f r . Leaves solitary, .silvery
beneath, apex emarginate or' entire ■
somewhat recurved, and spreading. Cones
cylindrical, violet-coloured ; and pointing
upwards. (M ich x .) Leaves Jin. I„ng"
Cones i in. to 4jin .
long, and Jin. broad;
scales from fin . to
I in. broad, and fin .
long. Seed, with the
wing, -| in. long, and
I in. broad. Seed
very .small, irregular;
about half the size
of that of the common
èilver fir. Cora
1952, P. balüàinea.
, , tyledons, ? A tree
OT ThYAn""?on the Allegha ny mountains,E ning 'h»i*gh', a»nudi
rra?r e1l y ten'?™"? 20 ft- to 30 ft. 40ft. Introduced in 1696. Flowering
in May, and ripening its cones in
the autumn following. ° "
Vmietp.
? p . 2 longtfoha Booth. — Leaves
onger than in the species, with the
branches somewhat more upright.
A pyramidal tree,
u general appearance
resembling the .silver fir of Europe ■ but seldom
i n Z H r y '^"’®7'»’ ffo“™ 20 or 30 feet in height
ffii - itfon fo°re‘fo»" te® »»me mimher of year! in
I OTdOT ■ ■ Y the climate of
fmii , tthhee tti e!e '■ aYtta-i ning th7e ’h'’e figo™ht fooff o lOi ‘ffto ® i®nf oraesr
veY?reOT’ -ifY T -’ h"® " '^ 0 or 25
mporied T n f ' " " fo®"' ®®®fo""® g®"®rally
cYmt? “''® "°“ ®“™®® "P®»®!! in thi!
Silver Fir.
P -® 9-. Lamb. Pin. ed .2 . .. 42. ; A'blta
^ Lamb. Pm., ed. 2.. I. t. 42. ; and our figs. 1956, 1957.
195,1. p . balsàmea.
1951. P. balsàmea.
LX X V II. c o n i ' f e r æ : p i ' c e a
Spec. Char., f r . Leaves lin
1 0 4 5
is uuuecesLry te d L Z b V " ® ‘■®"®” fofo"g 'I'® Pt®®®diug kind, that it’
It. Pursli found it on high
mountains in Carolina, resembling,
he says, P. 'balsàmea
in several respects,
1955. P. F
1956. P. Fràscrt.
:.a;„T fcr ;r= -:r,.“' The original tree is in the Hanimersiuith
Nursp-y, where, in 1837, it was loft, high
and liad, for two or three years, produced’
cones, but no male catkins. This last circumstance
has given rise lo the idea that the male
and female are produced by different trees,
which IS exceedingly improbable. Propagated
hy cuttings. ®
C. Natives o f California.
I 8 . P. g r a ' n d i s . The great Silver Fir.
Synonymes P in u s gr.'mdis Dougl. MS. L amh . P in 3 t
Lngramngs. Lamb. P in ., 3. t. 9 4 .; our Jig. 19.59. from
Lambert s Pinus, vol. 111. ; and Jigs. 1957. and 1958. from
Dougliis s specimens in tbe herbarium o f the Horticultural
bociety, and from the tree in the gar en.
Sjiec. Char., f r . Leaves flat, obtuse, emarginate,
pectinate, silvery beneath. Cones
cylindrical ; bractcoles ovate, acuminate, irregularly
dentate, very short. (D. Don.)
Leaves from J in. to 1 in. long. Cones,
1957. e .B r in d la
according to Lambert, 6 J in. long, and Siiti.
broad ; but in Douglas’s specimens ‘ the
largest cones are only 3J in. long, and 2 in.
bi oad, the others being much smaller. Scale
t in. long, and J in. broad. Seed small; with
3 x 3