ApriL 9, 1887.] 
THE GARDENERS' 
CHRONICLE. 
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TREES AND SHRUBS, 
ee 
ABIES DAVIDIANA. 
VERY interesting addition has been made to the 
Kew herbarium in the form of specimens of this 
tree, originally discovered by the Abbé David in 
the mountains of Lon-ngan-fou, See-Tehuen, ves 
gured Per 1 described ren Franchet in the Nou 
u Mus 
рете to show that the plant is а near ally of A. 
ortunei (alias Keteleeria Fortunei), illustrated ‘in 
Fic, 91.—NEPHROLEPIS RUFESOENS VAR.: 
Which we have had the privilege of examining, are’ - 
our columns on March 15, 1884, and April 3, 1886. 
ea great interest ен resides in: ine fact 
t we have in the two species nam which 
are o litibus between the two so- sated genera 
Abies and т, ke: Mp A nigris link the two 
together. The in question have the foliage 
and erect cones of the silver Firs, but the persistent 
cone scales of the Spruces. A third so-called species, 
A. sancta, probably only a variety of A. Davidiana, 
was discovered in Southern Armut around the 
pagodas, localities which serve as san nctuaries for 
many а rare and interesting tite, elsewhere destroyed . 
by fire or the axe. It is to.be hoped that the seeds 
will пение i Kew. 
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similar; if not identical with that of A. Pune; 
but towards the angle formed by the junction of the 
ир апа Pe margins of the leaf in A. Davidi- 
na there is а group of relatively very large colour- 
Va loosely packed cells which are possibly store 
places for 
The Localities given for the species named аге; 
A, Fortunei, Eastern China, Foo Chow Foc,. e. ü 
: PORTION OF THE FROND, OF REAL SIZE: DETACHED PINNJE MAGNIFIED TWO DIAM, (SEE P. 476.) 
tune (!), A. Hance, Hancock; A. Davidiana, Western 
Central China mountains of Lon-ngan-fou, See- 
'Tchuen, Abbé David; Central aae Mountains of 
Dr, TT (); A . sacra, Northern 
vil 
ern Che 
m these ions and the faet that the trees: 
are found on the mountains, it might be inferred 
that A. Davidiana atleast would be hardy in. this. 
country ; A. Fortunei we know to be tender, M, T. M, 
