ROSACEAE. — SORBUS 459 
dermis supra laevis, subtus epapillosa v. hine inde circa stomata 
obscure papillosa, ceterum irregulariter reticulato-striata cellularum 
limitibus plus minus absconditis. Inflorescentia verisimiliter ramum 
longiorem terminans, 15-17 cm. lata, 9 cm. longa, subconvexa v. 
valde convexa, densiflora, parce pubescens; flores mense Majo aperti; 
cupula glabra v. basi parum pilosa; sepala glabra; petola circiter 3.3 
mm. longa, glabre v. supra piles paucissimis tenerrimis barbulata, 
staminibus subaequilonga, alba. Carpidia 3, 4, inde a placenta segre- 
gata, apice cum stylorum basi lanata. 
Western Hupeh: Changyang Hsien, woods, alt. 1800-2000 m., 
June 1907 (No. 553, flowering branches; the fruiting branches belong 
to Micromeles sp.); Patung, May 1901 (Veitch Exped. No. 985). 
Sorbus Esserteauiana Koehne, n. sp. 
Frutex v. arbor 4-8-metralis; rami 5-6 mm. diam., cinerei; gemmae 
autumno 0.7 cm. longae, albicanti-sericeae. Stipulae herbaceae, 
inferiores parvulae 5-7. mm., supremae magnae 10-17 mm. latae, 
dentatae, dentibus seta decidua terminatis; folia cum petiolo 4-5 
em. longo 15-26 cm. longa, 5-6 juga; rhachis exalata, laxe lanata 
demum plus minus glabrata, supra purpurascens, interstitiis 1.8-4 cm. 
longis; foliola inde a pari tertio deorsum decrescentia, cetera aequalia 
V. Suprema minora, e basi hine rotundata, illinc paullo supra basin 
contracta, oblonga v. late lanceolata, majora 5-9 em. longa, 1.7-2.8 
cm. lata, apice angustata v. subacuminata acutissima, basi v. tertia 
parte integra, ceterum argute serrulata v. serrata dentibus utrinsecus 
circiter 8-20 patulis, supra laete viridia glabra, subtus molliter lanato- 
tomentosa Viridi-albicantia, nervis utrinsecus circiter 12-16 supra 
demum leviter impressis subtus prominulis, reticulo supra vix 
prominulo Subtus sub tomento abscondito, papyracea, demum sub- 
coriacea; epidermis supra laevis, subtus summopere reticulato- 
Papillosa, papillis confertis elatis apice scaberrimis. Inflorescentia 
Tamum verisimiliter longiorem terminans, 11.5-14 em. lata, 8-9 cm. 
longa, subeonvexa v. valde convexa, patens, densiflora, lanato- 
tomentosa albieans v. inferne glabriuseula, demum multo glabrior; 
fores versus finem mensis Junii aperti; cupula lanato-albicans; 
sepala margine apiceque glabra; petala circiter 4 mm. longa, ex 
Unguiculo brevissimo latissimo rotundato-ovata, glabra, filamentis 
aequilonga; carpidia 3 v. 4, inde a placenta segregata, apice lanata. 
Fructus globosus, circiter 4-6 mm. diam., scarlatinus, sepalis oblique 
connidentibus. 
