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Cotoneaster apiculata Rehder & Wilson, n. sp. 
Frutex 1.5-2 m. altus, ramis robustis divaricatis; ramuli juniores 
flavo-cinereo-strigillosi, annotini sparse pubescentes, vetustiores cinereo- 
purpurei; gemmae flavo-cinereo-pubescentes. Folia decidua, orbicu- 
laria v. orbiculari-ovata, rarius late obovata, apiculata, rarissime 
emarginata, basi late cuneata v. rotundata, 4-12 (plerumque 6-9) 
mm. longa et 4-9 mm. lata, supra laete viridia, glabra, nitidula, subtus 
vix pallidiora, initio parce praesertim ad costam venasque strigoso- 
pilosa, demum fere glabra, utrinque nervis circiter 2 ut costa supra 
impressis subtus leviter elevatis; petioli 1-2 mm. longi, glabri, pur- 
purescentes; stipulae membranaceae, lineari-lanceolatae, 3 mm. longae. 
Flores ignoti. Fructus solitarius, fere sessilis, erectus, globosus, 7-8 mm. 
diam., coccineus; pyrenae 3 (semper?), 5 mm. longae, triangulari-obo- 
vatae, dorso medio sulcatae, ventre nitentes carinatae, styli rudi- 
mentum prope basin hypostylii gerentes, hypostylio circiter quartam 
partem pyrenae occupante glabro nitido. 
Western Szech'uan: Pan-lan-shan, west of Kuan Hsien, upland 
thickets, alt. 3000-3300 m., October 1910 (No. 4311). 
Allied to Cotoneaster disticha Lange, which is readily distinguished by its ciliate 
leaves, dull and hairy above, longer peduncles, ovoid fruit, and by the very regular 
distichous ramification of the stems. Our specimens bear ripe fruit, but are so dis- 
tinct in appearance that we do not hesitate in describing it as a new species. The 
plant is in cultivation and when it flowers there may be other differences of note. 
Cotoneaster nitens Rehder & Wilson, n. sp. 
Frutex 0.5-1.25 m. altus dense ramosus ramis divaricatis depen- 
dentibus; ramuli juniores pilis cinereo-flavescentibus strigillosis obsiti, 
basin versus glabrescentes, annotini glabri, sub peridermate cinereo 
secedente fusci; gemmae acutiusculae, pubescentes. Folia decidua, 
late ovalia v. orbiculari-ovata, obtusa, rarius acutiuseula v. emarginata 
v. mucronata, basi rotundata, v. rarius late cuneata, 7-16, plerumque 
10-12 mm. longa et 7-14, plerumque 9-11 mm. lata, laete viridia, con- 
coloria, supra nitentia, glabra, subtus initio sparse praesertim ad costam 
accumbenti-pilosa, demum glabra v. fere glabra, utrinsecus nervis 
3-4 ut costa supra leviter impressis subtus obsoletis; petioli sparse 
pilosuli v. glabri, 2-3 mm. longi; stipulae subulatae, membranaceae, 
circiter 2 mm. longae. Flores ignoti. Fructus solitarii v. bini, pen- 
duli, pedicellis glabris 2-4 mm. longis ramulos brevissimos laterales 
terminantibus insidentes, nigro-rubri, nitentes, glabri, subglobosi v. 
late ovoidei, 7-8 mm. longi, 5-6 mm. diam., apice truncato, calyce 
aperto; pyrenae 2, ovoideae, 5 mm. longae, 3.5 mm. latae, ventre 
