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12. Abies brachyphylla, Maximowicz.’ Japan. See p. 765.
Leaves in a V-shaped arrangement, short, scarcely exceeding ⅞ inch, slightly bifid, white beneath. Shoots glabrous, with prominent pulvini and deep grooves. Buds conical, resinous.
III. Leaves on lateral branches not pectinate above, but densely crowded, those in the middle line directed forwards in imbricated ranks, their bases not being appressed to the branchlet. On the lower side of the shoot the leaves are in two lateral sets.

* Resin-canals marginal.?

13. Abies Nordmanniana, Spach.’ Caucasus, Northern Asia Minor. See p. 746.
Leaves up to 1¼ inch long, with rounded bifid apex. Shoots smooth, with short scattered erect pubescence. Buds ovoid, brown, non-resinous.
14. Abies amabilis, Forbes. Western N. America. See p. 782.
Leaves in arrangement and size like those of A. Nordmanniana, but much darker shining green, and with a truncate bifid apex; they emit a fragrant odour when bruised. Shoots smooth, with short wavy pubescence. Buds small, globose, resinous.
15. Abies religiosa, Schlechtendal. Mexico, Guatemala. See p. 808.
Leaves about 1 inch long, gradually narrowing from the middle to the usually entire apex, which is occasionally slightly emarginate. Shoots with prominent pulvini and dense minute erect pubescence. Buds shortly cylindrical, resinous.
The median upper leaves are much less numerous than in the two preceding species.
16. Abies Mariesii, Masters. Japan, Formosa. See p. 771.
Leaves shorter and broader than in Abies Veitchii, widest in their upper third, with a rounded and bifid apex. Shoot densely covered with a ferruginous tomentum. Buds small, globose, resinous.

** Resin-canals median.

17. Abies Veitchii, Lindley. Japan. See p. 768.
Leaves up to 1 inch long, truncate and bifid at the apex, uniform in width, very white beneath, with nine to ten lines of stomata in each band. Shoots smooth, covered with dense short erect pubescence. Buds small, globose, resinous.
The upper median leaves, pointing forwards, stand off from the shoot at a wider angle than in A. Nordmanniana.


1 Abies umbellata, Mayr, is said to be very similar in foliage to this species. See the description of this species, p. 768.

2 A. numidica with strong shoots, is distinguished from all these species by the leaves of the upper side being directed backwards, See No. 23.

3 A. cilicica, with strong shoots, resembles a weak A. Nordmanniana. See No. 22.

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