144 ON THE SYNONYMY OF VARIOUS CONIFERS. 
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over, Dr. Landerer assures me, in a letter just received, that the last 
expedition has brought home a complete set of specimens, both Fides 
and fruiting, and that all doubt as to Abies Regine Amalie being «ns 
and distinct species can now be answered in the affirmative." — 
Gardeners’ Chronicle, 1861, p. 755. l = 
With all humility we confess ourselves compelled to differ from Dr. 
Landerer's opinions. We have not seen the flower, and therefore н 
Speak under reservation of what it may show ; but we have seen all e 
other parts, and have come to a diametrically opposite conclusion. oes 
most of the distinctions pointed out by Dr. Seeman do not occur in the 
Specimens we have received—the leaves are not there more sparse toan 
їп P. Apollinis. The cones are по doubt only about six inches long ; 
‚ even although it were special, and confined to 
the plants found in the district whence this variety comes, can be relied 
оп аз а specific character, and we doubt whether the same habit may 
rticular circumstances in the allied species. For 
instance, in this country Picea Cephalonica, when injured either by 
, Shows a similar tendency. 
We therefore place ourselves in the ranks of those who do not con- 
sider this a good Species. We view it as a variety of P, Apollinis. 
4. What is the species Nova, from Mount Draco ? 
M. Haage sent no specimens of this, and we can only judge from 
the seeds and the broken adherent wings. A sufficient 
wing remained in some instances 
expanded as in the preceding variety, and по 
n fact we could discern по difference between these fragments and the 
similar parts of the preceding variety. ' 
‚ Аз all these Species or varieties have been reared, and are now to be 
distributed, Fellows will have an oppo 
Paring the young plants for themselves ; and any information, which 
о 
thankfully received by the 
t as in P. Cephalonica. 
5. What is Anres Merrensrana ? 
_ In 1833 М. Bongard described а new Species of Fir under this name 
an an article entitled « Observations on 
the Vegetation of the Island of 
