3. Applied externally to sores and cuts.

_Abies alba_, Michx. White Spruce. Sĕ´ssēgân´dŏk. The split

roots--wadŏb´-are used for sewing; the wood for the inside timbers

of canoes.

_Abies nigra_, Poir. Black Spruce. A´mikwan´dŏk.

1. The leaves and crushed bark are used to make a decoction, and

sometimes taken as a substitute in the absence of pines.