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‘product of a Callitris and, as it was to him a Chinese drug, of a 
species other than C. guadrivalvis—the origin of the usual 
Sandarach—he named the species Callitris sinensis, without any 
actual knowledge of the plant. The name has thus no foundation 
‘whatever, and ought to be dropped altogether. 
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denticulata from the Umlaas River. His specimen of Lemna minor 
inthe Kew Herbarium from that locality is not mixed with any 
other plant. 
The individual fronds are linear, 3°5 mm. long and +}, to as 
broad, very thin, entire along the margins, but slightly denticulate 
atone end. At the other end is a funnel-shaped depression, from 
the base of which a new frond is produced and grows out in the 
Same straight line as the parent plant, while a second new frond, 
often arising afterwards by the side of the first, curves outwards 
and lies alongside the ~— one ; this process is repeated until a 
which the new fronds arise, but they do not shew either spiral or 
annular thickening. The flowers are still unknown. 
C. Hew. 
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mensis, Heese, which has been figured from a plant presented to 
the living collection in 1900 by Mr. H, J. Elwes, is closely allied 
mae nown C. speciosissimus, DC., the chief differential 
characters being that in the former the tips of the growing 
shoots are pale green instead of a dull purplish tinge, and 
“eb Pe pure “ana? “ species was discovered, growing 
Ppiyve, or Iztaccihuatl Mountain, near Amecameca, at 
bout 7 800 ft, above sea-level. Ci Sp fe 2 
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; mata Forest, Uganda. It is distinct and very ornamental, having 
otk trailing stems and red 3-foliolate leaves, which are clothed on 
“Betas with long slender adpressed hairs. Its nearest ally is 
brick C. Buchanani, Planch, Laurelia serrata, Bertero, the 
‘ord Wo, tree of the southern parts of Chili, belongs to the small 
er Monimiaceae, It ig quite hardy in the late Mr. Acton’s 
