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(ut videtur); glandulae plerumque 2, laminae basi, raro petioli apici 
insertae; lamina e basi rotundata v. acuta obovato-rotundata, non- 
nullis obovatis intermixtis, 3.5-6 cm. longa, 1.2-4.2 cm. lata, subito 
breviuscule late acuminata, inciso-duplicato-crenata, dentibus latiori- 
bus quam latis, obtusissimis v. subemarginatis, glandula capitata valida 
terminatis, supra parcissime strigulosa v. subglabra, subtus in nervorum 
axillis barbulata ceterum glabra, nervis utrinsecus circ. 7-10, subtus 
pallidior, membranacea. Flores ignoti. Pedunculus fructifer 1-5 
mm. longus; pedicelli 1-2ni, glabri, 12-14 mm. longi; bracteae ple- 
raeque caducae, 6-7 mm. longae, obtuse glanduloso-denticulatae, 
glandulis erassis. Drupa ovali-globosa, 9 mm. longa, 7 mm. diam., 
nigra (ut videtur); putamen ovale, 7:4.6:3.2 mm., obsolete paucisul- 
catum ac foveolatum, carina complanata. 
Western Hupeh: Fang Hsien, woodlands, rare!, alt. 2000 m., 
May 15, 1907 (No. 182, as to fruiting branches; the flowering branches 
belong to P. litigiosa abbreviata Koehne). 
This species I have named at the request of Mr. Wilson in compliment to Andrew 
Ross, Esq., of Ichang, China, to whom Wilson is indebted for much hospitality and 
other kindly assistance. 
Prunus glandulosa Thunberg, var. trichostyla Koehne, n. var. 
Ramuli novelli glaberrimi v. pulverulenti. Stipulae persistentes. 
Styli basi pilosi. 
Forma Faberi Koehne, n. f. 
Prunus japonica J. Hutchinson in Bot. Mag. CXXXV. t. 8260 (non Thun- 
berg) (1909), an huc pertinet ?! 
Stipulae persistentes, interdum basi pectinato-pinnatifidae; petioli 
glabri v. in eanalieulo brevissime puberuli; glandulae plerumque 0, 
raro 1-2 laminae basi insertae; lamina lanceolata v. rarius oblongo- 
lanceolata, 2-4 em. longa, 0.6-11 cm. lata, in innovationibus ad 7.5 
em. longa, 2.4 em. lata, haud v. parum acuminata, utrinque glabra 
v. subtus leviter axilloso-barbata, nervis utrinsecus circ. 4-6, supremis 
verticalibus v. eonniventibus; pedicelli 3-9(-14) mm. longi, glabri; 
flores simplices, praecoces; petala obovata, 6-9 mm. longa, 4-6.5 mm. 
lata, alba; stamina 25-30, ad 7-8 mm. longa, filamentis saepe purpureis. 
Drupa (in sicco) subglobosa, 12-13 mm. longa, 10-11 mm. diam., 
rubra; putamen ovatum, 9:5.5:5.5 mm., apiculatum, carina obsoleta, 
suleis paucis angustis irregularibus. 
Shantung: Tientai and Chefoo Mountains, 1889, E. Faber. 
1 The shape of the leaves is not distinctly delineated. 
