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pities of the branches and from other parts of the tree. By distil-an* 011 °^. ^ le young branches with water, there is obtained in Hungaryy ess oufial oil, called Krummholzol, or Oleum templinum.
_ uus Cem'bra, Lambert; Decandolle ; the Siberian Stone Pine.
Vo * le seec ^ s » those of Pinus Pinea, are eaten. By distillation thehiba^') S ^°°i ,s yield Carpathian balsam (balsanmm carpathicum; b.
A'bies, Decandolle.— The Fir.
Sex. Syst . Moncecia, Monadelphia.
not >>OTANY ' Gf.n. Cham .— Florvers monoecious. Males — catkins solitary,ajl j, raccrn °se; the scales staminiferous at the apex. Stamens tw r o ; thegla V one ~ ce lh‘d. Females — catkins simple. Ovaries two. Stigmas(ue't) U ar * Scales of the cone imbricated; thin at the apex, rounded,$ ler thickened, angular, nor umbilicaled on the back). Cotyledons1 a lo-partite. Leaves solitary in each sheath {Pot. Gall.)
Abies excelsa.
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'Ciijs.—] A'bies excel'sa, Dec. E ; Pinus Abies, Linn. L. D.; the^P r uce Fir.—Leaves tetragonal. Cones cylindrical; the scalesH 1 ° \ llaBcucd, jagged, and bent backwards at the margin. [Pot.lro native of Germany, Russia, Norway , and other parts of'gla a ^ S ° °i' the northern parts of Asia . Commonly cultivated ini es ' Elowers in May and June. A very lofty tree, growing some-0 the height of 150 feet. It yields, by spontaneous exudation,