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55926 to 55955— Continued. 



55950 to 55952. Viburmm spp. ('••iprifoliacoR'. 



55950. \jnuKNUM sp. 



"(No. GOin. Soplomlit'i- 7, liti:^. I SoimIs nf :i slinil) T. to S feet 

 liigli. which is tlie most coniinoii Vihurnum on tlie Lildiitif,' I'iiiiii; 

 it grows almost oviM-ywhorc. l)Ut especially along streams among 

 limestone bowlders anil on t^ie lower slopes of the Likiang Snow 

 Range at an altitinle of ahont Ki.imk) fret. In early spring appear 

 the cymes of white llowers, followeil hy the drooping clusters of 

 rich red-crimson fruits. The.se fniits an* (piite acid, hut are used 

 for jams and .iellies, g'ving the jolly a rich-red color. When in 

 fruit the plant is very oi-namental ; the fruits, which ripen after 

 the first frost, remain firm for two nionth.s." 



55951. Viburnum .sp. 



"(No. G1(")0. Talifu. August 2tt. l!fJ2.) Seeds of an ornamental 

 shrub 5 to 6 feet high, with drooping branches, which grows at an 

 altitude of 1 0.000 feet on the Tsangshan llange. The flowers are 

 white to cream colored and the fruits black when rii»e." 



55952. VinuRNUM sp. 



"(No. 6101. Ningai. .Vugust 10, 1022.) Seeds of an ornamental 

 shrub 4 feet high, foinid growing on limestone ro<'ks. Tlie llowers 

 are white with a pinkisli tinge, and the fruits arc black." 



55953. ViTis sp. Vitacese. Grape. 



"(No. G2SG. September 7, 1922.) Seeds of a very hardy wild grape 

 found covering rosebushes along streams among limestone bowlders in 

 the northern end of the Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 10.000 

 feet. The leaves are small, thick, and deeply three lobed. The vine is a 

 prolific bearer. The small dull-purple fruits, a little larger than peas, 

 with large seeds, are borne in racemes 8 to 4 inches long and are very 

 sweet, witli no acid taste." 



55954. (Undetermined.) 



"(No. 6104. August 10. 1922.) Seeds of a tree '50 to 40 feet high, 

 with a trunk 3 to 4 feet in diameter, which grows in deep gulches in the 

 Yangpi Mountains, near Talifu, at an altitude of 10,000 feet. The leaves 

 and fruii resemble those of a Ziziphus." 



55955. CoRNus sp. Cornacese. 



"(September 3, 1922.) Seeds of an ornamental tree about 2.') feet 

 higli, which grows in the Peshwe Valle.v, north of the Likiang Plain, at 

 au altitude of 10.000 feet. The leaves are bright green above, white 

 beneath, and the cream-colored flowers are in large cymes. The fruits 

 are purplish black and very ornamental." 



55956 to 55963. 



From Likiang, Yunnan, China. Seeds collected by J. V. Rock, .Vgricnltnral 

 Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received 

 November 4, 1922. Quoted notes by !Mr. Rock. 



55956. Ix)NicERA XEROC.M.YX Dicls. Caprifoliacea^. Honeysuckle. 



"(No. 5939. August 27. 1922.) A rare shrub 15 to 20 feet high, which 

 grows at an altitude of 12,000 feet on an alpine meadow known to the 

 Mosos as 'Ma hoang pa tze ' (leech meadow). The shrub has 

 horizontal Inanclies, narrow leaves of a rich green, and large rich 

 golden yellow flowers, which appear in May and ,Iune. It is an exceed- 

 ingly handsome species. The small fruits are a tomato red." 



55957. Meconopsis INTEGRIFOLIA (Maxlni.) Franch. Papaveruceje. 



"(Nos. 3358, .338.'). 0114. August 27. 1922.) A fine alpine plant 2 

 feet or more in height, found rather commonly at an altitude of 14,000 



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