driven south by the cold of the glacial period. Thus, of 
the two species of Shortia one is Japanese, the other con- 
fined to avery restricted area of the mountains of Carolina, 
and Schizocodon is the Japanese representative of Galaa, 
which is also confined to the mountains of Carolina. 
S. soldanelloides is a native of stony places in the 
mountain regions of Japan. Itis probably the only species 
of the genus, for of the other, S. ilicifolius, Maximovicz, its 
author says that it is too near to soldanelloides, and per- 
haps only a mountain variety of it. 
There is indeed considerable variation in the size, form, 
and toothing of the leaves of the latter plant, in the | 
colour of the flowers, from white to red, and in the length 
of the stamens. These in the specimens figured have very 
short filaments inserted high up in the tube, whilst in 
others the filaments are quite thrice as long, and inserted 
toe but above the staminodes, and are sometimes 
airy. 
The specimen figured was sent to Kew in March, 1892, 
by Capt. Torrens, of Baston Manor, Hayes, Kent, who after- 
wards presented it to the Royal Gardens.—J. D. H. 
Fig. 1, Calyx and bracts; 2, corolla laid open; 3 and 4, stamens; 
5, staminode; 6, ovary ; 7, transverse section of ovary :—AJl enlarged. 
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