since the Completion of the MS. of the ''Arb. Brit." 583 



to the Society by Dr. Ledebour; it seems quite distinct, with 

 rather long- narrow leaves. 



L. tatarica var. fructti liiteo. This variety differs in nothing 

 except the colour of the berries, which are yellow when ripe. 



Si/mphoriah-pus montana Kunth, Syn. Sijmphbria mcxicana 

 Lodd,, Lomcera. niontana Lee. Plants of this very hardy 

 shrub were given to the Society by Messrs. Lee and Messrs. 

 Loddiges, under the above names; it was also raised in the 

 garden of the Society, from seeds presented by Mr. Bentham. 

 S. montana is quite hardy, having stood out last winter un- 

 protected. 



J?etula^ce.t:. — A'lnus harhata and A. ohcorddta Bunge. 

 Plants of both species were raised in the Society's garden, from 

 seeds presented by Dr. Bunge. 



Couyla\:e.13. — Qi/L')-ct(S xalapensis Humb. et Bonp., Arb. 

 Brit., IQifl., Hortus Lignosus, p. 113. Plants of this species 

 were raised from nuts sent to the Society by M. Hartweg, the 

 Society's collector at Mexico. It has large flat nuts, depressed 

 in the middle like the flat peach of China, and altogether very 

 different from any that I have seen. 



Q. mexicana Low, Humb. et Bonp., Arb. Brit., 194-1., and 

 Hortus Lignosus, 113. A plant of this species was presented 

 to the Society by Messrs. Low. It has some resemblance to the 

 willow-leaved oak (Q. Phellos) in its present young state, but with 

 larger and broader leaves ; and it will probably be evergreen. 

 This species belongs to the Phellos section, ^/Z*. Brit., ISOi., and 

 Hort. Lig., 111. Messrs. Low have raised several species of 

 Mexican oaks from seed ; but they had no names with the seeds, 

 and the plants are not large enough at present to ascertain their 

 names from descriptions in books. They have also presented the 

 Society with plants of two other species of Mexican oaks, which 

 probably are Q. /aurina Humb. et Bonp. and Q. elliptica Willd., 

 Arb. Brit., 1941 ., and Hort. Lig., 1 13. The Q. /aurina belongs 

 to the Vircntes section, and the Q. elliptica to the section Phellos. 



There have also been six or eight species of Qucrcus raised 

 from Mexican nuts presented to the Society by the Hon. W. 

 F. Strangways ; but they are without names. They are, how- 

 ever, very distinct from Mr. Low's plants. 



Gneta^CE^t:. — Yfphedra m)nor Jacquin. Plants of this 

 singular species were raised from seeds given to the Society by 

 Baron Jacquin, in 1837. 



Coni'ferjb § ^bie'tin^. — 'Ptnus negUcta Low. A small 

 plant under this name was presented to the Society by Messrs. 

 Low ; it seems to be one of the numerous varieties of P. Pinaster, 

 with imbricated non-resinous buds. 



§ Cupke'ssin.i:. — hinipcrus macrocarpa Strangways, Arb. 

 Brit., p. 2352. and 2491. Plants of this very desirable species 



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