1476 The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland 



at 4000 to 5000 ft. in southern Yunnan. It shows a considerable amount of variation 

 in the wild state ; and Franchet described as a distinct species (Abies sacra) a form 

 with glabrous branchlets in Shensi. The Formosan tree ' is distinguished by Hayata 2 

 as var. formosana. 



I sent seed from Hupeh in 1888, which was raised at Kew, where there is a 

 specimen in the Temperate House about 4 ft. high. Wilson 3 sent to Coombe Wood 

 in 1901 seeds from western China, which germinated freely, producing hardy plants 

 which are now about 4 ft. high. These appear to constitute two varieties, differing 

 slightly in the length of the foliage. 



A log of this species, about 10 in. in diameter, which is now in the Cambridge 

 Forestry Exhibition, was obtained in the mountains of Hupeh by Mr. E. H. Wilson 

 in 1 910, during his last voyage in Central China. This was quickly grown, averaging 

 1 2 rings to an inch of radius. The wood strongly resembles in appearance that of 

 the common silver fir, and is soft, light, and easily worked. It differs from Abies 

 slightly in structure, having resin-canals. (A. H.) 



1 I saw this fine tree in North Formosa in March 191 2, at about 2000 ft. above sea-level, in a thick virgin forest at 

 Kinkaryo on the Hokusii river, about 6 miles from Heirimbi. It attains a very large size ; but I was unable to measure any 

 old trees on account of the difficulty of reaching them. When the Japanese occupied Formosa it was abundant in this district ; 

 but most of the large trees were cut down and used in building houses at Taihoku. I saw in the house of S. Nanasumi, chief 

 of police at Heirimbi, very wide boards, cut from this tree, of a rich purplish brown colour, unlike that of any conifer known 

 to me. A specimen of this wood is now in the Cambridge Forestry Museum. Ketekeria is known to the Chinese as Yu-san, 

 and to the Japanese as Shima-momi. The only other part of Formosa where it is known to occur is near Bosan in the south- 

 west. H. J. E. 



2 Journ. Coll. Sci. Tokyo, xxv. art. 19, p. 221 (1908). 



3 Horttts Veitchii, 341 (1906). 



