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with the true wild plant of C. Fortunei, and the other, with shorter 

 leaves, identical with C. pedunculata and including plants which 

 bore fruit. 



Forma fastigiata, Pilger. 



C. pedunculata, var. fastigiata, Carriere ; C. Buergeri, Miqucl ; Podo- 

 carpus korianus, Hort ; Taxus japonica, Loddiges. 



A form with erect branches resembling an Irish yew in habit, 

 the leaves spreading all round the stem. It frequently produces 

 normal foliage. Introduced from Japan in 1861 and now common 

 in cultivation. 



Var. sinensis, Rehder and Wilson .'^ 



This differs from the type in its narrow lanceolate leaves which 

 taper to a long, sharp point. Found in W. Hupeh and Szechuen, 

 China. 



C. drupacea is found wild in the mountain forests of Japan, 

 where it is widely distributed at altitudes ranging from 1,000- 

 3,000 ft. It is also common in Central China. 



Clinton-Baker, Illust. Conif. iii, 64 (1913) ; Bot. Mag. t. 8285 (1909). 



Cephalotaxus Fortunei, Hooker. (Fig. 3.) 



A tree 40 ft. high in Cent. China, but in cultivation an irregu- 

 larly branched shrub seldom exceeding 20 ft. in height. Leaves 

 spreading outwards from the shoot in two lateral ranks, 2-3 in. 

 long, linear, gradually narrowing to a pointed apex, tapering at 

 the base into a short, twisted petiole ; more or less curved, dark 

 shining green above, pale below with a broad band of stomata 

 on either side of the midrib. Male flowers ^ in. in diameter, on 

 scaly stalks ^ in. long. " Fruit " olive-green, about 1^ in. long and 

 I in. in diameter, acorn shaped. 



A native of China, occurring in mountain woods in Szechuen, 

 Hupeh, Yunnan, Kiangsu, and Chekiang. Introduced to England 

 in 1848 by Robert Fortune. 



Var. concolor, Franchet. 



A bush 3-4 ft. high. Bands of stomata indistinct. Common 

 in thickets at an altitude of about 4,000 ft. in E. Szechuen. 



Elwes and Henry, Treesof Gt. Brit, andlrel. VI, 1470 (1912) ; Bot. Mag. t. 4499. 

 (1850) ; Clinton-Baker, Illust. Conif. iii, 65 and 66 (as C. pedunculata) (1913). 



Cephalotaxus Griffithii, Hooker. 



A small tree found at 6,000 ft. elevation in the Mishmi HiUs, 

 Upper Assam. Leaves about 2 in. long and i-| in. wide, glossy 

 green above, white beneath. Seeds about 1| in. long, borne 3-4 

 together, oblong with a short point at the apex and a narrowed 



1 PI. Wils. ii, 4 (1914). 



