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upright, with persistent woody scales; bracts inclosed, about half as long as 

 the scales; wings of seeds as long as the scales; cotyledons 2, hypogean 

 (remaining below ground). (Named in honor of Jean Baptiste Keteleer, a 

 French nurseryman, born in Belgium.) — Two or possibly 3 or 4 species in 

 China and Formosa. 



A. Young branchlets orange-red, glabrous: cone-scales suborbicular, 



slightly inflexed at apex I. K. Fortunei 



A.*.. Young branchlets yellowish-gray, puberulous or sometimes gla- 

 brous: cone-scales ovate, recurved at apex 2. K. Davidiana 



1. K. Fortunei, Carr. (Abies Fortunei, Murr. Pseudotsuga jczocnsis, 

 Bertrand. Pin us Fortunei, Pari. Ahietia Fortunei, Kent). Tall tree to 100 

 feet; branchlets glabrous, orange-red: leaves linear, rigid, mucronate or 

 spiny-pointed, obtusish on old trees, flat, with the midrib prominent on 

 both sides, glossy dark green above, paler below, 1-13^^ inches long: cones 

 ovoid or cylindric-ovoid, 3-7 inches long; scales suborbicular, purple while 

 young, later reddish-brown. 

 Southeastern China. — Intro- 

 duced to Europe about 1845. 

 Little known in this country 

 and probably hardy only in 

 California and the Southern 

 States. Handsome pyramidal 

 tree similar to a fir. 



2. K. Davidiana, Beiss. {Abies 

 Davidiana, Franch. Pseudotsuga 

 Davidiana, Bertrand). Fig. 64. 

 Tall tree to 120 feet; young 

 branchlets puberidous, rarely 

 glabrous: leaves linear, rounded 

 or notched at the apex, midrib 

 raised on both sides, glossy green 

 above, paler below, \-\}/2 inches 

 long: cones cylindric-oblong, 

 6-8 inches long, with orbicular- 

 ovate scales, erose at the margin 

 and recurved at the apex. 

 Western China and Formosa. — 

 Introduced by E. H. Wilson 

 in 1900 to Great Britain 

 and in 1907 to the Arnold 

 Arboretum. This species 

 is probably somewhat har- 



64. Keteleeria Davidiana 



