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this name, in the Horticultural Society's Garden, received 

 from Lord De Roos, has a tendency to extend its lower 

 branches along the ground, rather more than the Common 

 Larch. It is of luxuriant growth, and from its leaves and 

 cones evidently belongs to the L. Europea" 



Var. Killermannii, Gordon. Is described as " a dwarf 

 monstrosity, with remarkably thickened branches, densely 

 clothed with leaves." He classes it with those varieties 

 of no account. 



Var, flore alba and Tar, flore rubro, Endlicher. Are 

 distinguished from the species by the former producing 

 white flowers, and the latter those of a red or pinkish hue. 



4* L, Griffitliiana 9 Hooker. SIKKIM LAKCH. Leaves, 

 from 1 to 1^ inch long, spreading, narrow, linear, light 

 glaucous green color. Branches, irregular, spreading, and 

 drooping. Cones, 2^- inches long, oblong-cylindrical, 

 slightly incurved, sessile, very resinous, reddish-purple 

 when young; scales, very numerous, broad, uneven, 

 rounded ; bracts, nearly or quite as long as the scales. 

 Seeds, angular, with a broad, brown wing. 



This new species was discovered by Dr. Hooker, grow- 

 ing in Bhotan, Sikkim, and Nepal. It varies very con- 

 siderably in size with the elevation at which it is found, 

 ranging as it does from 6,000 to 12,000 feet of altitude. 



In the former elevation, this species is occasionally seen 

 60 feet in height ; but in the latter, at the snow line, it 

 becomes dwarf and stunted in growth. In some portions 

 of Sikkim it is very abundant, but chiefly growing singly, 

 and rarely in groups. 



" The Sikkim Larch," says Dr. Hooker, " forms an in- 

 elegant, sprawling branched tree, with the branches stand- 

 ing out awkwardly, and often drooping suddenly." This 

 discouraging character, however, is lost sight of during 

 the autumn, when the foliage changes to a bright red 

 color, thus forming a splendid contrast to other Conifers, 



