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Folia lineari-lanceolata, acuminata v. acuta, basi subito contracta, 

 subsessila, supra obscure viridia, subtus glauca v. glaucescentia. 



Western Szech'uan: Mupin, woodlands, alt. 1000-1300 m., 

 September 1908 (No, iii5, 9, type); Chiu-ting-shan, thickets, alt, 

 2000 m., May 23, 1908 (No. iiis, $ , type). Western Hupeh: 

 Hsing-shan Hsien, woodlands, alt. 600-1300 m., May and September 

 1907 (No. 167, (? and 9 ); same locality, alt. 1000-1300 m.. May and 

 August 1907 (Nos. 267, <J, 167% 9, in part); Fang Hsien, woodlands, 

 alt. 1000-1300 m., August and September 1907 (Nos. 167, 9, in part, 

 267, c?); without locality, May 1901 (Veitch Exped. No. 2114, ^ and 

 9). Shensi: " Huo-kio-zaez," July 1897, G. Giraldi. 



This is a common shrub in thickets and woodlands in western Hupeh and in 

 Szech^uan, more especially in rough, steep, limestone regions. The very narrowly 

 lanceolate leaves tapering to a sharp, acuminate point distinguish this variety 

 from the type in which the leaves are linear and abruptly contracted to a mucronate 

 apex. Cephalotaxus Fortunei Hooker differs from this new variety in its much 

 longer leaves (5-9 cm.) very distinctly narrowed towards the base. 



We have seen specimens from central China belonging to this new variety 

 identified as C. Fortunei, C. Griffithii and C. pedunculata, and Franchet, Pritzel and 

 Masters have recorded the latter species from Shensi and Hupeh. It is highly 

 probable that all these specimens are referable to this new variety. Of C. pedun- 

 culata Siebold & Zuccarini, the correct name for which is C. Harringtonia K. Koch, 

 we have seen only male, cultivated specimens. These are obviously distinct from 

 C. drupacea Siebold & Zuccaiini and until more is known concerning the female 

 plant and the habitat of C. Harringtonia we prefer to keep it as a distinct species. 



Cephalotaxus drupacea, var. sinensis, f. globosa Hehder & Wilson 

 n. forma. 



A typo varietatis fructu globoso v. subgloboso recedit. 

 Western Hupeh: Hsing-shan Hsien, woods, alt. 1000 m., August 

 1907 (No. 163, 9 ; bush 3 m. tall). 



It is possible that this plant may prove identical with the C. pedunculata var. 

 sphaeralis Masters (in Gard. Chron. n. ser. XXI. 113, fig. 113, 1884). It is in cul- 

 tivation and we have separated it more in the hope of elucidating the origin of 

 Masters' plant than on account of the shape of its fruit. It is exceedingly doubt- 

 ful if the shape or size of the fruit in Cephalotaxus is of taxonomic value. 



Cephalotaxus Fortunei Hooker in BoL Mag. LXXVI. t. 4499 

 (1850). — Parlatore m De Candolle, Prodr. XVI. pt. II. 503 (1868). — 



Franchet m Nouv. Arch. Mus. Paris, s^r. 2, VII. 102 (PL David. L 292) 

 (1884) ; in Jour, de BoL XIII. 265 (1899). — Kanitz m Noven. Gyujit. 

 Szechenyi, II. 848 {PL Enum. 63) (1891); in Wiss. Ergeb. Reise Sze- 

 chenyi, II. 738 (1898). — Beissner in Nuov. Giorn. BoL ItaL n. ser. 

 IV. 186 (1897); in BulL Soc. BoL Hal 1901, 358. — Pritzel in BoL 



