HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES 203 



mens collected by Father Delavay in Yunnan. 

 By Delavay and other collectors it has been met 

 with at an altitude of from 3000 to nearly 9000 

 feet, consequently its hardiness ought to be 

 assured. Seeds were sent home by Mr. E. H. 

 Wilson when collecting in Hupeh, and strong 

 plants have been raised at Coombe Wood. To a 

 casual observer the tree bears a strong resemblance 

 to T, Sieholdi, but the cones are larger than in that 

 species. The branches are spreading, and clothed 

 with small, entire, sessile leaves with slightly 

 revolute margins. The upper surface is chan- 

 nelled, and the under surface glaucous ; the apex 

 is very slightly notched. As is the case with the 

 other Asiatic Tsugas this one is likely to form an 

 ornamental bush or small tree. 



