20 SEEDS AND PLAXTS IMPORTED 



55926 to 55955— Continued. 



au altitude of y.oOO to lO.iXXt feet. TJie nmiid k'nion-yellow fruits are 

 about ail iiicli iu dianieter. The tree is a prolific hearer ami gi'ow.'* In 

 alkaline soil." 



55942 to 55946. ItosA sjtp. Rosaeeje. Rose. 



55942. Kos.v sp. 



'■(Nos. 6125. 6127, 6128, 6129, 6130. August 30, 1922.1 Seeds of 

 a mixture of a number of closely i-elated forms found in the lime- 

 stone meadows of Saba, Likiang Snow Range, at au altitude of 

 11.000 feet. They jire all shrubs 8 to 10 feet in height." 



55943. Rosa sp. 



••(No. 6121. August 28, 1922.) Seeds of a siirub 12 to 15 feet 

 high, with long rambling branches, found along watercourses on the 

 north end of the Likiang Plain at an altitude of 9,000 to 10,000 feet. 

 It bears a laige number of white rtower.>. which are followed by 

 small ovoid orange fruits. When in blDoni this shnil) is a very 

 striking object." 



55944. Rosa sp. 



"(No. (U26. August 30. 1922.) Seeds (if a shrub 8 to 10 feet 

 high, which grows in a limestone meadow called Saba, in the I>ikiang 

 Snow Range, at an altitude of 11,000 feet. The flowers are either 

 (•ream cfiloretl or red and the smoorb fruits a dull red-brown." 



55945. Rosa .sp. 



"(No. 6435. September 7, 1922.) Seeds of a lovely slender si)ineless 

 shrub 8 to 10 feet in height, which grows in a deep gorge leading ui) 

 to the main i>eak of the Likiang Snow Range, at an altitude of 6,00<'> 

 feet, among spruce and fir forests and rhododendrons. The soil is 

 usually much impregnated with lime. The shrub is very ornamental 

 both in flower and in fruit. The single flowers are a deep rose red, 

 and the yellow and scarlet shining fruits are long pear shaped." 



55946. Rosa sp. 



"(No. 6436. September 7. 1922.1 Seeds of a sleuder, very at- 

 tractive shrub which grows with the preceding No. 6435 [S. P. I. No. 

 559451 in the limestone gorge leading to the main peak of the Likiang 

 Snow Range, at an altitude of 11.500 to 12,000 feet. The stems 

 and branches are re<l and spineless except <»n the young shoots. 

 The flowers are cream colored, and the i-rimson to carmine fruits are 

 covered with a few soft bristles, are pear shai)ed. and about an 

 inch in length." 



55947. Scn,LA sp. laliaeeae. 



"(No. 6169. Kiuho. August. 1922. ) P.ulbs of a liliaceous plant found 

 growing at an altitude of 7.0(Mi feet. It be.irs spikes of small rich- 

 purple flow ers." 



55948 and 55949. Vaccinium spp. Vacciniacete. 



55948. ^'ACCIN1UM delavayi Franch. 



"(No. (5168. .Vugust 20. 1922.) Seeds ..f a ver\- compact hardy 

 shrub which gmws on the Tsangshan Range at an altitude of about 

 8,000 to 9,000 feet. The edible berries, the size of small peas, 

 are purplish black." 



55949. Vaccinium sp. 



"(No. 6437. September, 1922.) Seeds of a shrub 2 feet high, 

 which is very common from the Black River Valley to this locality 

 (Likiang Snow Range), wliere it grows under pine trees. The 

 flowers are a beautiful pink, and the edible dark-purple fruits, about 

 the size of peas, are quite sweet." 



