BETXJLACEAE. — CAKPINTJS 431 



tree 8 m. tall ; young fruits) ; Fang Hsien, high mountains, rare, June 

 1901(Veitch Exped. No. 2102; tree 7 m. tall; young fruits). Eastern 

 Szech'uan: Wushan Hsien, A. Henry (No. 5520; ? also No. 5520^ = 

 C. faginea Burkill); same locality, A. Henry (No. 7020^; ripe fruits); 

 Tchen-keou-tin, P. Farges (type, ex Franchet). 



This is a very distinct species with almost simple setose serration of its small 

 long-pointed leaves. Wilson's No. 1S09 with male flowers seems to belong here. 

 These flowers may be described as follows: Amenta mascula nondum satis evoluta 

 ad 2 cm. longa, sessilia, rhachi villosa; bracteae oblongae, subacutae, apice intense 

 brunneae, ceterum flavido-olivaceo-brunnescentes, utrinque glabrae, nxargine 

 apice excepta ciliatae, 5-6 mm. longae; stamina circiter 8, toro piloso; thecae sepa- 

 ratae ellipticae concolores apice et etiam facie antica pilis longis sericeis instructae, 

 filamentis subaequilongis apice tantum partitis suffultae. 



In shape the male bracts resemble those of C. cordata, var. chinensis more than 

 those of the other species of central China. The species was misunderstood by 

 Henry and Bean, who a]iparently referred to it plants belonging to C. Tiirczaninoviij 

 var. ovalifolia (see p. 427). 1 have not seen in cultivation a plant which 1 could 

 refer to C. polyneura. 



CONSPECTUS SECTIONUM SPECIERUMQUE ASIAE ORIENTALIS, 



NEC NON HIMALAYAE, 



Amenta fructifera bracteis dense imbricatis iis Ostryae similia; bracteae cum ligula 

 libera inter axin et nuculam v. basi distincte inflexa nuculam totam occultantea 

 V. nuculae maturae distincte ellipticae, rarius in C. japonica ovato-ellipticae. 



Sect. 1. DISTEGOCARPUS. 

 Folia ovato-lanceolata, fere semper infra medium latissima, basi rotunda v. 

 anguste cordata. Bracteae cum ligula hbera inter axin et nuculam. 



1. C. japonica. 

 Folia late ovata, ovato-elliptica v. interdum subobovata, basi semper distincte 

 late cordata. Bracteae basi distincte inflexae lobo nuculam tegente semper 

 cum bractea plus minusve connato; nuculae distincte ellipticae. 



2. C cordata. 



Amenta fructifera laxiores bracteis non dense imbricatis; bracteae basi utrinque v. 



tantum latere exteriore v. interiore lobatae v. non lobatae, lobo interiore nun- 



quam nuculam totam occultante, sed nuculae fere semper plus minusve v. 



omnino visibiles; nuculae late ovatae v. interdum subtriangulari-ovatae, apice 



semper plus minusve contractae Sect. 2. EUCARPINUS. 



Nuculae facie baud pilosae, sed saepissime glandulis minimis praesertim versus 



apicem conspersae (tantum apice ad perigonii lobos et ad basin styh pilis 



sericeis fere semper instructae). 



Bracteae amentorum fructiferorum maturorum latere interiore basi distincte 



lobatae, latere exteriore dentatae v. lobulatae et basi saepe etiam lobatae. 



Folia majora ramulorum fructiferorum 8-13 cm. longa, ovato- v. elliptico- 



oblonga v. lanceolata, apice longe caudato-acuminata, basi haud v, 



tantum leviter cordata (ima basi saepissime in petiolum paulo producta), 



nervis lateraUbus (apice fohi excepta) ad costam (5-)6-9 mm. inter se 



distantibus. 



Foha pleraque ovato-oblonga v. -lanceolata et infra medium latissima, 



nervis laterahbus 2 infimis saepe in petiolum paulo productis; petioli 



