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24. A. umbellata, Mayr, Mon. Ahiet. Japan, 1890, p. 34, t. 1. (Only 

 known from Mayr's description and figure.) 



25. A. Veitehii, Lindley in Gard. Chron. 1861, 23 ; Carriere ; 

 Masters in Gard. Giron. 1880, 275, f. 50, and March 1, 1890 ; Yeitch, 

 107, fig. ; Beissner, 451 ; Mayr, Mon. Ahiet. Japan (1890), 38, f . 4. 



Sfj^onfms : — Picea Veitehii. Finns selenolepis, Parlatore, 427. 

 Abies nephrolepis, Maximowicz ; Beissner, 457. A. Mehleri, Lauche. 



Mountains of Japan, alt. 6,000-7,000 feet. Discovered and intro- 

 duced by Mr. J. G. Yeitcli. 



A. 'venusta, Koch, Dendrol, ii. 210 = A. bracteata. 



26. A. Webbiana, Lindley ; Boissier, Flor. Orient, v. 703 ; Veitch, 

 109 ; Beissner, 479, fig. ; Masters in Gard. Cliron. Oct. 11, 1884, 

 p. 467, fig. 86, Oct. 3, 1891, p. 395 ; J. D. Hooker in Gard. Chron. 

 June 19, 1886, fig. 175, &c. 



Sr anonyms: — Ficea Wehhiana, Loudon, Encycl. Trees, 1051, f. 1969. 

 A. chiloensis and A. chilrowensis are cited as garden synonyms. 



Variety : — Pindrow, Brandis ex Hooker in Flor. Brit. India ; 

 Beissner, 481. Finns Findrow, Boyle, Fl. , t. 86. Ficea Findrow, 

 Loudon, Arbor, iv. f. 2254 ; Fncycl. 1052, f. 1970. 



Eastern Himalayas, 9,000-13,000 feet. 



A. Williamsoni. See Tsuga Mertensiana and T. Pattoniana. 



ACTINOSTROBUS, Miquel ; Benth. etHook. iii. 425 ; Parlatore, 

 445. (Tribe CuPRESSiNE^ ; Sub-tribe Callitrine^e.) 



Trees with 3-ranked, scale-like foliage ; male flowers spiked, 

 anthers peltate, 4-lobed ; cone-scales six, equal, verticillate around a 

 central axis, each with one or two, winged seeds. 



1. A. pyramidalis, Miquel. 

 West Australia. Conservatories. 



AGATHIS, Salisbury (1805) ; Bentham et Hooker, Genera Flan- 

 taruin, iii. 436 ; Eichler, Natnr. Ffianz. (1889) 66, fig. 



Dammara, Lambert ; Parlatore in DC. Frod. xvi. 2, 374. (Tribe 

 Araucarie^e.) 



Trees with monoecious or dioecious flowers, males in catkins. 

 Anther-lobes 5 or more. Pollen-cells globose, not winged. Cones 

 globular, the scales separating when ripe. The scale and the bract 

 are so united as to form apparently a single organ. Seed 1 to each 

 scale, obliquely winged, pendulous. Cotyledons 2, leafy. Several 

 species are figured in Kirk's Forest Flora of New Zealand. 



1. A. australis, Salisbury in Liun. Trans, viii. 312. 



SyiYONVJ! : — Dammara australis, Lambert, Fiuctnm, 2, p. 73. t. 44 : 

 Parlatore, I.e. 376 ; Gard. Qiron. October 27, 1883, fig. 80. 



