characters with the West of Ireland plant, but are not exactly 
true to the type. Beautiful, and apparently distinct, as our 
C. falcata is, 1 am by no means satisfied that it should be 
regarded as a true species. For, omitting the curled branches 
and the bending of the ramuli to one side, there are little or no 
characters to keep it separate from C. /etevirens. I am not 
disposed to attach much value to the curvature of the branches, 
as an absolute character,—at least until the species has been 
longer observed ; meantime, the beauty of this little plant, be it 
species or variety, has tempted me to bestow a figure on it. 
Fig. 1. CLapopHoRA FraLcata :—the natural size. 2. Portion of a branch, with 
branchlets. 3. Articulations ;—Jdoth more or less magnified. 
