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scarlet); banks of the Yangtze river, April 1903 (Veitch Exped. No. 
3329; tree, 4 m. tall); without precise locality, May 1904 (Veitch 
Exped. No. 3332; tree, 7 m. tall). Western Hupeh: A. Henry 
(Nos. 1397, 1650, 3073, 3099, 3580). Shensi: Temple garden, foot 
of Tai-pei-shan, 1910, Wm. Purdom (No. 12); Mt. “ Huan-tou-san," 
July 1899, J. Giraldi. 
Evonymus Dielsiana Loesener in Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 440, t. 4 L 
(1900); XXX. 455 (1902). 
Western Hupeh: Changyang Hsien, side of streams, alt. 1500 m., 
July 1907 (No. 3119; shrub 2 m. high, flowers white); Nanto, June 
1900 (Veiteh Exped. No. 1204); Patung Hsien, June 1901 (Veitch 
Exped. No. 1414). 
Evonymus Rehderiana Loesener, n. sp. 
Frutex 3-metralis, glaberrimus; ramuli hornotini subangulati, luteo- 
virides, annotini subteretes, purpurascentes, vetustiores fuscescentes; 
gemmae ovoideae, acutae, 4-5 mm. longae, pallidae, perulis circiter 
9 exterioribus. Folia coriacea persistentia, oblonga, breviter acumi- 
nata, basi late cuneata, supra medium minute adpresse serrulata v. 
fere integra, laete luteo-viridia, concolora, nervis utrinsecus 6-8 supra 
obscuris subtus elevatis sub angulo acuto, circiter 25°, divergentibus 
arcuatis, costa media utrinque elevata, reticulo venularum subtus 
prominulo; petioli subteretes, 5-7 mm. longi. Flores desunt. Inflore- 
scentiae fructiferae in parti inferiore aphylla ramulorum, peduneulo 
tereti gracili circiter 5 cm. longo, in speciminibus paucis suppetentibus 
fructu solitario praeditae, pedicello circiter 6 mm. longo; capsula 
5-mera, depresso-globosa, vix lobata, 12-14 mm. diam., valvis dorso 
alatis, alis medio 3-4 mm. longis; semina nondum matura. 
Western Szech'uan: Mupin, alt. 1600-2300 m., October 1908 
(No. 1132). 
Evonymus Rehderiana somewhat resembles in its leaves E. laziflora Champion 
which differs, however, in its turbinate or obcordate fruit. 
Evonymus venosa Hemsley in Kew Bull. Misc. Inform. 1893, 210. — 
Loesener in Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 441 (1900); XXX. 458 (1902). 
Western Hupeh: Hsing-shan Hsien, rocks, side of streams, 
3000-3600 m., May and November 1907 (No. 559; bush, 1 m. tall 
flowers greenish) ; without precise locality, A. Henry (Nos. 5778, 7019). 
Shensi: “ Kin-san," July 23, 1897, G. Giraldi. 
