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with the glaucous lines of stomata on one side (the upper one) only, 
The cones, of course, are only known from Wilson’s collected 
specimens ; they are cylindrical, but taper towards both ends and_ 
are 4 to 5 inches long, 1} inch wide in the middle, the scales some- 
what oyster-shell-skaped, slightly toothed on the upper edge. As 
this tree grows at elevations up to 8000 feet in Western Szechuan, 
where it constitutes whole forests, it will, no doubt, prove quite 
hardy in this country. 
Pyrus Folgneri, C. K. Schneider [Rosaceae]. 
Among the numerous forms of Pyrus introduced from China 
by Wilson for Messrs. Veitch, this stands out as a particularly 
promising acquisition for gardens. As seen in the Coombe d 
nursery, it is a slender tree with graceful, often pendulous branches, 
and according to Mr. Henry, who first discovered it in Hupeh, 
it varies from 10 to 30 feet in height. The leaves are of the 
Pyrus Aria type, oval, tapering towards each end, 2 to 3} inches 
long, ? to 14 inches wide, serrulate, dark green and glabrous above, 
covered beneath with a vividly white felt. Flowers white, in lax 
corymbs, followed by red, egg-shaped fruits } inch long. -This tree 
belongs to the Micromeles group of Pyrus, which is nearly allied 
to the Aria group, but differs in the much smaller flowers with an 
‘epigynous (not perigynous) disk, and in the small fruits crowned 
with a ring-like scar left by the fallen calyx. 
For gardens the graceful habit and slender, often whip-like 
branches, the white undersurface of the leaves and the abundant 
clusters of red fruits unite to make Pyrus Folgneri a very attractive 
small tree. It has recently been presented to the Kew collection 
by Messrs. Veitch. ® 
Staphylea holocarpa, Hemsley [Sapindaceae]. 
the two past winters without injury. It is unfortunate rangi 
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