characters with the West of Ireland plant, but arc not exactly
true to the type. Beautiful, and apparently distinct, as our
C. falcata is, I 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. Icetevirens. I am not
disposed to attach much value to the cm-vature 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 . C l a d o p h o r a EALCATA :— the natural size. 2. F o r tio n o f a b ra n c li, with
branchlets. 3. Articulations more or less i.........
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