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time the seeds had remained covered with a substance like transparent 
glue. Last year, 1872, more leaves were developed, so that there is 
no doubt that the parasite has a old. Though the 
Loranthus europeus has been artificially grown, we believe, in Austria, 
this is the first time that it has been propagated in this country. Its 
mode of parasitism appears to ifferent from that of our Viscum, 
stem, but merely spreading out between the inner bark and the newly- 
formed wood, and probably not producing the sucker-like branches 
which in the Mistletoe originate from a lateral extension of the wood 
of the parasite, and bursting through the bark of the saortierts appear 
like new individuals. 
Pinus Bunezana, Zuce.—In a paper on some Northern Chinese 
plants, published in the 13th vol. of the Journal of the Linnean 
Society, I described the fruit of this tree, and remarked that, whilst 
Endlicher gave one native name, Dr. Wells Williams had noted that 
in that capital, he points out an inaccuracy in Dr. Williams’s state- 
ment, and adds some interesting particulars regarding this — 
Conifer, which I think worthy of being placed on record. I 
scribe his own words:—‘‘ Dans vos notes sur les plantes de la Chine 
septentrionale, vous patie a propos - Pinus Bungeana :—Endlicher 
gives ‘the tree of the nine dragons’ as the Chinese name, but the 
pine.’—Je me permets de vous expliquer cette ditférence. Pinus 
Bungeana, connu toe uropéens de Péking sous le nom de Pin: 
écorce blanche, est appelé par les Chinois pat kwo sung, ce qui veut 
dire ‘ pin enveloppé de blanc.’ Dr. iams a probablement remplacé 
ee caractéri ny pour P. Bungeana, dont vous ne faites Sia pelisde 
un fait oe ircerahfh a été déja niguats par Fortune (*‘ Journey to the 
capitals of China and Japan,” si je ne me trompe), qu’a un ou deux 
pieds du sol le ‘ithe se divise toujours en plusieurs tiges. L’arbre a 
Tsié-tai-sze en présente neuf, ce qui lui a valu le nom de hiu lung — 
sung (pin des neuf dragons), nom donné par Pempereur . Kien-lung, 
qui, frappé par l’aspect de ce noble arbre séculaire, l’a méme oblébr & 
pas des — qui se trouvent gravés sur une tablette en marbre.” 
H. F. Hance amare 
CER NiaRUM wits SrrputEs.—Mr. J. F. Mills sends a branch of a 
Black Maple in which well-formed foliaceous stipules are developed, 
their bases adnate to the ieba The pec eid We is ggg toa 
wi 
next you! —A. Gray in ane Nat., pescator, 1872. 
