Duapensia lapponica, Linn. (t. 1108), is the only member of 
the order having a wide range: it resembles a Draba, and 
occurs in high latitudes in all three continents. The only 
other species of Diapensia is restricted to the Himalayan 
mountains. Shortia galacifolia, Torr. & Gr. (t. 7082), is an 
exceedingly rare plant, found only in North Carolina. S. 
sinensis, Hemsl. (Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 2624), is a recent discovery 
in Western China. Schizocodon soldanelloides, Sieb. & Zuce. 
(t. 7316), has elegantly fringed flowers and is a native of 
Japan. S. ilicifolius, Maxim., is a closely allied species from 
the same country, and the only other species, S. rotund: folrus, 
Maxim., is recorded as endemic in the Yaeyama Archipelago, 
near Formosa. Galax aphylla, Linn. (t.'754), has leafless 
scapes a foot and a half high and numerous small racemose 
flowers. It is also confined to the mountains of eastern 
North America. Finally there is Berneuaia thibetica, Decne 
(Bull. Soc. Bot. France, 1873, vol. xx. p. 159) from Mou- 
pine, Szechuen, which differs from both Shortia and 
Schizocodon in having numerous small, almost capitate 
flowers, and in little else. Franchet reduces it (Nuuv. Arch. 
2me série, vol. x. p. 54, t. 13, B—* Davidi”) to Shortia ; but it 
we accept this reduction, Schizocodon must also be merged in 
Shortia, which, as thus constituted, would, it is true, present 
less range of variation than the genus Primula and many 
others. 
Deser.—An evergreen, creeping, glabrous undershrub 
3-6 in. high, Leaves stalked, rigid, orbicular-cordate, 
usually broader than long, usually about an inch broad, but 
sometimes as much as 3 in. across, crenate-dentate, teeth 
apiculate, shining, encircled by a red marginal band; stalks 
slender, 1-4 in. long. Scapes numerous, 1-flowered, in 
cultivated plants overtopping the leaves. lowers pink, 
veined with white, 1J-1% in. across. Sepals 5, unequal, 
lanceolate. Corolla broadly campanulate; tube short ; 
lobes 5, broad, rounded, irregularly toothed. Stamens 5, 
alternating with and shorter than the corolla-lobes. Stami- 
nodes or nectaries 5, scale-like, incurved and covering the 
ovary. Ovary 3-celled; style filiform, overtopping the 
stamens. Capsule globose, splitting into 3 valves. Seeds 
numerous, small, globose.—W. Borrina HEmMsry. 
Cultiv.—Shortia uniflora is as interesting as S. galacifolia 
and is quite as beautiful. It is said to be rare in Japan, and 
