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those who are cultivating them. We shall follow no particular order in 
our inquiry, but take them as chance presents them to us 
Among the Plants to be balloted for this month are four, which fall 
under the category of doubtful or disputed species, viz.: Picea Apollinis, 
Picea Panachaica, Picea Regine Amalia, and a Picea said to be new. 
They are all from Greece. 
The Plants of these trees have been reared at Chiswick, from a small 
supply of seeds presented to the Society by M. Haage, nurseryman, 
Erfurt. Along with the seeds, M. Haage had the kindness to send 
specimens of the cones and leaves of the first three, which enable us to 
deal with them, as well as can be done from dried specimens, and 
without having seen the living trees. 
1. What is Picea Ароттїхїз? 
Link and Antoine describe this as a distinct species. Endlicher 
made it a variety of P. pectinata. Carriere regards it as a species allied 
to, but distinct from, P. pectinata; and Mr. Gordon records it as a 
synonym of P. Cephalonica. 
n our opinion it is entitled to rank as a species forming the tran- 
sition between P. pectinata and P. Cephalonica. Its leaf is pointed, 
as is that of P. Cephalonica, but not so sharp. The numbers of rows 
of stomata on the leaf, as well as the branches and cones, are much the 
same in both. The scale of the cone has its lip more turned over than 
in P. Cephalonica, and its bract is broader, and somewhat more expanded 
at the base, Its seed is similar to that of P. pectinata ; but quite dìs- 
tinct from that of P. Cephalonica, as may be seen by comparing Fig. 1 
with Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, which represent the seeds of these three kinds ; 
Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 8 Fig. 4 Fig. б. 
Picea Picea Picea icea „Picea — 
pectinata. Cephalonica. Apollinis. Panachaica. Reginæ Amaliæ. 
Fig. 1 being that of P. pectinata, Fig. 2 that of P. Cephalonica, and 
Fig. 3 that of P. Apollinis. The expansion of the wing is present in 
the latter and in Р. pectinata, but does not оссиг in Р. Cephalonica It 
has certainly more to do with P. pectinata than with P. Cephalonica. 
9. What is Proga PANACHAICA ? : 
This, we believe, is one of Dr. Heldreich's new species. Fig. 4 shows 
the form of its seed, which it will be seen corresponds with the seed 
of P. Cephalonica. The other parts seem all equally pue with 
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