the wing Jin. long, ancl J in. broad.
A noble tree. Northern California,
m low moist valleys, where it attains
the height of 2 0 0 ft. Introduced in
1831, ancl as yet rare In England.
A noble tree, akin to P. balsàmea,
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 towards
the apex; Iin. long. Cones
lateral, sohtary, cylindrical, obtuse, very
similar to those of rt. Cèdrus, but larger,
6 in. long, of a chestnut-brown colmir!
Scales transverse, very broad, lamelli-
form, deciduous, stalketl, incurved on
the margin, much shorter than the
■scales. Seeds oblong, with a coriaceous
testa, and a verj- broad win‘^
19.Í9. P . g ran d is .
Í 9. rt. a m a ' i i i l i s . Tlie
lovely Silver Fir.
S ynm ym e . Rlnus amábilis Douglas
Engravings. Our * s . I960, 196],
Irom Douglas’s snecimcns in the
herbarium of the Hort. Soc.
Spec. Char., cfc. Leaves flat,
obtuse, entire. Cones cylindrical
; bracteoles very
short, pointed. Scales triangular;
the upper margin
rounded, entire. Leaves,
on Douglas’s specimen,
I Jin. long; and on the
young plant in the Horticultural
Society’s Garden,
J ill. long. Cones 6 in.
long, ancl 2 J in. broad.
Scales 1 1 in. broad, and
about IJm. long. Seed,
with the wing, I in. long; 1Ü61. P. amftbilis.
»ii
associated with, other sf^ ie s. ^ from, or
Î 1 0 . rt.No'Bims. The noble, orlarge-b,-acted, SilverFir.
?.i n n s nAhiJio Synonymes. P inus nóbilis D7!o^.u.«g.. MitASa. , L-ramb
Engravmgs. Lamb. Pin, loom ; and oute
herbarium of tb e Horticulturai Society.
Spec. Char., 4c,
Leaves mostly
on one side of
the branches,
falcate, short,
acute, silvery
beneath. Cones
cylindrical; the
bracteoles elongated,
spathulate,
gnawed,
and imbricated
backwiu-ds. (D.
Don,) Leaves
1 1 in. long.
Cone 6 Jin. long,
sessile ; 2J in.
broad. Scale
triangular; without
the bractea,
IJ in. long, and
the same iu
breadth;bractea
fin. long. Seed
small, irregular;
with the wing,
IJin . in length.
Wing fin. broad
in the widest
part. Cotyledons,
?. A
majestic tree.
Northern California,
fbrming
vast forests on
the mountains.
Height, ?. Introduced
in
1831, ancl very
rare in British
gardens.
Leaves crowded,
2 -rowed,linear,
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