16 SUPPLEMENT TO THE PINETUM. 



Gen. AETHEOTAXIS, Don, the Jointed Yews. 

 Flowers, monoecious, or male and female on the same plant, 

 but solitary, terminal, and separate ; although sometimes the 

 different sexes are found entirely occupying distinct plants. 



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 Arthrotaxis cupressoides, Don, the Cypress-like Jointed 



Yew. 

 Syn. Arthrotaxis imbricata, Maule. 

 This kind is very frequently misnamed A. selaginoides in the 

 nurseries. 



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 Arthrotaxis laxifolia, Hooker, the Open-leaved Jointed 



Yew. 

 Syn. Arthrotaxis Donniana, Parker. 

 ,, „ Doniana, Maule. 



A small tree, found in Van Diemen's Land. 



Gen. BIOTA, Don, the Chinese Arbor- Vitse. 



The systematic name Biota is derived from " bi,^' two, and 

 " Otis,*' an ear ; the common English one, Arbor-Vitee (tree of 

 life), is deduced from its China and Japan appellations. In Japan 

 it is called *' Hiba" (tree of life), and in China, "Hak " (ever- 

 lasting life), on account of the plants being evergreen and of a 

 beautiful bright green at all seasons of the year. 



All the plants belonging to this genus formerly were included 

 in that of Thuja. 



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 Biota Orientalis,* Don, the Chinese Arbor-Vitas. 

 The Japaaese call it Fi-no-ki Hiba (the compact tree of life), 



* The kind misnamed Chamsecyparis thurifera by one of our great 

 Botanical advisers, and so extensively distributed by lottery or otherwise, 

 is identical with the Chiuese Arbor- Vitse (Biota Orientalis). ^ 



