BROAD-LEA.VED CHINESE FIR. 77 



CuNNiNGHAMiA SINENSIS, R. Brown, the Chinese Cunning- 



hamia. 



Syn. Cunninghamia lanceolate, Van Houtte. 

 Belis jaculifolia, Salisbury. 



„ lanceolata, Sweet. 

 Abies lanceolata, Desfontavnes. 

 Pinus lanceolata, Lambert. 

 Araucaria lanceolata, Hort. 



Leaves lanceolate, quite entire, flat, sessile, spreading, rigid, 

 pungent, bent downwards, one inch and a half long, and dis- 

 posed all round the branches and stems, except on the old 

 lateral ones, where they are arranged in two rows. Branches 

 generally in whorls, lower ones horizontal, but those near the 

 top ascending. Branchlets opposite, in two rows, and spread- 

 ing. Male catkins terminal in clusters, cylindrical, and near 

 an inch long. Cones globular, three or four together, but 

 sometimes solitary, sessile, drooping, smooth, and about the 

 size of a walnut. Scales ovate, tapering to a sharp point, 

 leathery, sharply denticulated on the margins, thin, and free 

 at the points. 



A middle-sized evergreen tree^ growing from 30 to 40 feet 

 high, and very much resembling the Brazilian Araucaria in 

 appearance. It is found plentiful in the southern parts of 

 China, and cultivated in Japan. 



The Japanese name for this tree is, " Lin-kiu-momi " (the 

 wild or native fir of China), and the Chinese call it " San-Shu " 

 (common evergreen), from its abundance all over China. 



Cunninghamia Sinensis glauca, Hort. 



This variety differs from the species in having the leaves on 

 the branchlets of a glaucous colour. 



