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basi in alam oblongam concolorem squame ungui adpressam et cum 
semine “ene produce 
ntil young cones can “be examined, and the fact ascertained 
with sictalsity; it would seem that it would be nr correct to say 
that the seeds are oo and not sie ct; but, in any case, the 
difference is ea between the description ‘of te ‘ood of Glypto- 
strobus and those of Taavllaht, which latter runs: ‘‘Semina sub 
quavis squama eet minea (stc), oblique rots, basi onesie: 
squamarum stipiti inserta, integumento lignoso, irregulariter 
edro, angulis acutis.’ 
Parlato ore, in DC. Prod. xvi’. p. 488 (1868), follownae Endlicher, 
recognizes the two genera, as Carriére and Gor ordon n had done be fore, 
charaiers of the two Bichler (in 2 lee and Prantl, Die Natur. 
Pflanzenfam. uw. i. p. 91 (1889)) kept the two genera separate. 
Beissner (Handbuch der Nadelholzkunde, p. 184 (1891) ), combines 
— with Tawodium, oe) refers aay cher’s G. heterophyllus 
o the Ta 
hao x. p. 152 ( 1896) ) on the giant usually cultivated as 
Glyptostrobus mate to Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium. 
this acerose form he gives the ee synonymy :— 
T us Po distichum var. imbri 
ssus disticha 3 ‘abrieiiria Nattall, Gen. ii. 224 (1818). 
Taide microphyllum te {1888), Endlicher (1847). 
Taxodium ascendens Brongniart (18 
Taxodium distichum sinense pendulum dion. Arboretum, iv. 2482 
1 
Taxodium sinense y pendulum Forbes, Pinetum Woburnense, 180 
1839 
Schubertia disticha B & y, Spach, Hist. Veg. xi. 349, 350 (1842): 
sia sth - pendulus pe ate’ 71 (1847) ; Lindley & 
Gordon, Journ. Hort. So . v. 208; Knight, ai 
3 Cate, Traits Conif, 168 oe in Bot. Mag. 5603; 
8, Evergreens, 869, f. 59, 60. 
Gutodion sinense Gordon, Bines: 309 (1858). 
Taxodium distichum pendulum Carriére, I.c. ed. 2, 182 (1867); 
Veitch, Manual, 215; oe Handbuch, 152; Hansen 12 
Journ. R. Hort. Soe. xiv. 304. 
Thus, yrs to ay as tree met with in English gardens 
under the name Glyptostrobus pendulus is no Glyptostrobus, but 4 
Taxodium, am a variety of T. distichum, and in this opinion I 
ag 
It may be added that Taxodium distichum was first deseribed 
by Parkinson in 1640 from a plant cultivated in England, where it 
had n introduced by John Tradescant under the name of 
ee pereategrel F see Dita Theatr. 1477, fig.; Catesby, 
at. Hist. 
Sargent also cites the following synonymy, some of it of doubtful 
application :— 
